Vovers Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Vovers Surname User-submission:

The Vovers surname means 'squirrel' in the Latgalian dialect.

Vovers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia431:47,6757,247
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Vovers Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vovers surname means 'squirrel' in the Latgalian dialect.

- tvovers

Vovers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vovers (Russian: Воверс) is held by more people in Latvia than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vovers click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovers? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vovers is the 2,635,433rd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Vovers reside; 81 percent reside in Northern Europe and 80 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Vovers is most commonly used in Latvia, where it is held by 43 people, or 1 in 47,675. In Latvia Vovers is most common in: Riga Planning Region, where 47 percent reside, Latgale, where 44 percent reside and Vidzeme, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Latvia it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 7 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Vovers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vovers has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vovers surname declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vevers83822/
Bovers83118/
Vavers8346/
Vowers8344/
Wovers837/
Vāvers832/
Vēvers831/
Veevers77805/
Vosbers773/
Boivers772/
Vonpers771/
Woovers771/
Bouvers771/
Voberst771/
Boiverst714/
Bowers67113,938/
Favors674,697/
Wevers674,141/
Fowers671,006/
Bövers67187/
Favers6792/
Bavers6756/
Wavers6737/
Fevers6729/
Fobers678/
Bobers675/
Wowers673/
Wobers671/
Vewers671/
Vavors671/
Fovors671/
Vawers670/
Uevers670/

Vovers Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovers in the Russian language
Воверсvovers-

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