Vova Surname

366,000th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 985 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Vova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3411:422,64840,379
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Zimbabwe1341:115,21115,687
Ukraine1241:367,11945,186
Belarus651:146,17020,310
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Lesotho161:127,03512,091
Moldova131:273,95123,172
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Angola41:6,747,3046,999
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Abkhazia11:242,8655,354
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Vova (4,071) may also be a first name.

Vova Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vova Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Vova (Georgian: ვოვა, Hindi: वोवा, Marathi: वोवा, Russian: Вова) occurs most in Russia. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 366,000th most commonly used last name on earth, held by around 1 in 7,398,524 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 47 percent of Vova are found; 46 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 45 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Vova is also the 109,166th most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 4,071 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held by 341 people, or 1 in 422,648. In Russia Vova is most numerous in: Moscow, where 23 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 10 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 5 percent are found. Barring Russia it exists in 39 countries. It also occurs in The DR Congo, where 18 percent are found and Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found.

Vova Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vova has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vova surname increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (73%) in Russia, Orthodox (64%) in Belarus and Orthodox (66%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vova last name are 6.32% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 40.45% being registered with the political party.

Vova earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 62.71% less than the national average, earning R 88,608 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vovas8925/
Vhova8924/
Vovau898/
Vovea897/
Vuova894/
Vovoa892/
Votva891/
Vovha891/
Vovai891/
Vov8619/
Vhovha80486/
Voyvat8032/
Vavova8025/
Vovais803/
Vovova802/
Vovaid802/
Bova7514,906/
Vovo75653/
Voba75480/
Wova75105/
Fova7580/
Vouv7574/
Vowa7545/
Vovó7529/
Vovô7525/
Voov752/
Hvov752/
Vovt751/
Vovp751/
Voiv751/
Vuov751/
Voyv751/
Vovh751/
Vojv751/
Voshvas731/
Vouvhay731/
Vosvaha731/
Bovea672,336/
Bovay671,169/
Mpova671,032/
Vovos67435/
Bhova67292/
Bovas67285/
Bovat67278/
Vovou67220/
Bovha67208/
Bouva67130/
Vouba6796/
Vuová6793/
Bovoa6790/
Boova6766/
Vooba6752/
Bovaz6748/
Vovod6745/
Vowah6730/
Botva6726/
Boiva6717/
Bovau6716/
Fovad6715/
Voová6712/
Vovch6711/
Huova6711/
Buova6710/
Woiva6710/
Foiva678/
Bovad677/
Boyva677/
Wovas677/
Voswa676/
Vsowa675/
Bovah675/
Phova675/
Wovat674/
Bovai674/
Bovaj673/
Vobha673/
Fouva673/
Wovah672/
Vovoi672/
Hwova671/
Fovaj671/
Bojva671/
Voshvash671/
Vovho671/
Voywa671/
Veuva671/
Vhava671/
Vobaa671/
Vovoh671/
Vo'ua671/
Vobai671/
Vowat671/
Vowaz671/
Wovea671/
Fovas671/
Fovaș671/
Fovea671/
Bovaa671/
Bosva671/
Favoa671/
Uovaa671/
Vowas670/

Vova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vova in the Georgian language
ვოვაvova-
Vova in the Hindi language
वोवाvova-
Vova in the Marathi language
वोवाvova-
Vova in the Russian language
Воваvova-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vova
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