Vovan Surname

229,011th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,770 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Vovan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam1,4151:65,474603
France1451:458,08865,490
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Canada411:898,67368,969
India51:153,413,076951,030
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vovan (197) may also be a first name.

Vovan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vovan (Hindi: वोवन, Russian: Вован) is more frequently found in Vietnam than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vovan.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 229,011th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,117,258 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 81 percent of Vovan reside; 80 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 80 percent reside in Viet-Asia. It is also the 646,152nd most widely held first name in the world, held by 197 people.

The last name Vovan is most common in Vietnam, where it is carried by 1,415 people, or 1 in 65,474. In Vietnam it is primarily found in: Southeast, where 45 percent live, Mekong River Delta, where 17 percent live and North Central, where 14 percent live. Beside Vietnam this surname exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in France, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Vovan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vovan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vovan surname grew 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vovan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (57%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vovan last name are 31.49% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 78.26% registered with the party.

The amount Vovan earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 18.26% more than the national average, earning $51,028 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.68% less than the national average, earning $47,360 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vovane9110/
Bovan801,211/
Vavan80321/
Vevan8034/
Vowan8026/
Vovon809/
Fovan803/
Voban802/
Vovanova7719/
Vavane73239/
Bovane73238/
Bovain73183/
Bhovan7390/
Boivan7352/
Bovhan7350/
Vuivan7342/
Vasvan7336/
Vowane7335/
Vhavan7317/
Boyvan7314/
Vavand738/
Vevhan737/
Bovand736/
Vobhan735/
Bovang734/
Bouvan732/
Fovane731/
Vouvon731/
Vavang731/
Vauvan731/
Vahvan731/
Votvam731/
Vobane731/
Vovong731/
Vevean731/
Fovanh731/
Vavant731/
Veevan731/
Bohvan731/
Bovann731/
Bovank730/
Bovean730/
Bovagne67134/
Bhovane6769/
Bouvant6758/
Bouvain6742/
Boivant6736/
Vasvand6722/
Bouvang6722/
Vhavhan6716/
Bhoovan6715/
Bovhane6714/
Voovong6710/
Fosvang679/
Vompean675/
Bhovand675/
Vaavang673/
Bojvand672/
Vasvant672/
Bousvan671/
Vhowhan671/
Vahvand671/
Voubane671/
Voubang671/
Voubann671/
Vosvong671/
Bouvand671/
Vonpean671/
Boivain671/
Vashvan671/
Vahavan671/
Vowayne671/
Foivain670/
Boyvane670/

Vovan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovan in the Hindi language
वोवनvovana-
Vovan in the Russian language
Вованvovan-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vovan
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