Vovas Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Greece

Vovas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Vovas (80) may also be a first name.

Vovas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vovas (Hindi: वोवस, Russian: Вовас) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vovas is the 3,957,383rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 68 percent of Vovas live; 48 percent live in Eastern Europe and 48 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Vovas is also the 1,075,395th most widespread given name internationally It is held by 80 people.

The last name is most frequent in Russia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia Vovas is most common in: Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent live, Chelyabinsk Oblast, where 22 percent live and Bryansk Oblast, where 11 percent live. Apart from Russia it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vovais913/
Vova89985/
Voshvas831/
Vovos80435/
Bovas80285/
Vavas80120/
Vhova8024/
Vevas8022/
Vovau808/
Vovea807/
Wovas807/
Vuova804/
Vovoa802/
Vovha801/
Votva801/
Vovai801/
Fovas801/
Vowas800/
Vovasova7741/
Voshvash771/
Vhovha73486/
Foivas7372/
Bovais7333/
Voyvat7332/
Vouvos7317/
Vovose7317/
Bouvas7314/
Bovase7312/
Vavase7311/
Vuavas737/
Vuevas734/
Vovaid732/
Bhovas732/
Veuvas732/
Vavass731/
Vompas731/
Vuovac731/
Vavash731/
Uovais731/
Vosvos731/
Fovase731/
Bovass731/
Bovaas731/
Bova6714,906/
Vovo67653/
Voba67480/
Bouvais67282/
Wova67105/
Vowa6745/
Vovó6729/
Vovô6725/
Vavashe678/
Bhovase675/
Boutvas672/
Vomppas671/
Vavasse671/
Vouvhay671/
Fovashe671/
Vosvaha671/

Vovas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovas in the Hindi language
वोवसvovasa-
Vovas in the Russian language
Вовасvovas-

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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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  • 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 Vovas
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