Vovanov Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Vovanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia591:2,442,764142,518
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852

Vovanov Last Name Facts

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

Vovanov (Russian: Вованов) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovanov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,152,526th most prevalent family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Vovanov are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 79 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most common in Russia, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 2,442,764. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 17 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent live and Saratov Oblast, where 8 percent live. Outside of Russia this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 12 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.

Vovanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (77%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Vovanov last name are 17.5% more likely to be registered Communist Partys than the national average, with 29.27% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vovanova9319/
Vavanov8633/
Bovanov867/
Vovonov862/
Vobanov861/
Vovanof861/
Boyvanov8018/
Vavanova8014/
Bovanova8014/
Bovganov805/
Vovanoff801/
Fovanova801/
Botvanov801/
Boyvanova755/
Bovganova752/
Bobanov7188/
Bavanov714/
Vavonov712/
Vabanov712/
Bovonov711/
Vavanof711/
Bobanova6742/
Bovgonov6724/
Bavanova675/
Bohbanov673/
Bağvanov673/

Vovanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovanov in the Russian language
Вовановvovanov-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vovanov
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