Vovers Surname
Approximately 54 people bear this surname
Vovers Surname User-submission:
The Vovers surname means 'squirrel' in the Latgalian dialect.
Vovers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latvia | 43 | 1:47,675 | 7,247 |
| Australia | 4 | 1:6,748,925 | 181,100 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Vovers Surname Meaning
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vevers | 83 | 822 | / |
| Bovers | 83 | 118 | / |
| Vavers | 83 | 46 | / |
| Vowers | 83 | 44 | / |
| Wovers | 83 | 7 | / |
| Vāvers | 83 | 2 | / |
| Vēvers | 83 | 1 | / |
| Veevers | 77 | 805 | / |
| Vosbers | 77 | 3 | / |
| Boivers | 77 | 2 | / |
| Vonpers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Woovers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Bouvers | 77 | 1 | / |
| Voberst | 77 | 1 | / |
| Boiverst | 71 | 4 | / |
| Bowers | 67 | 113,938 | / |
| Favors | 67 | 4,697 | / |
| Wevers | 67 | 4,141 | / |
| Fowers | 67 | 1,006 | / |
| Bövers | 67 | 187 | / |
| Favers | 67 | 92 | / |
| Bavers | 67 | 56 | / |
| Wavers | 67 | 37 | / |
| Fevers | 67 | 29 | / |
| Fobers | 67 | 8 | / |
| Bobers | 67 | 5 | / |
| Wowers | 67 | 3 | / |
| Wobers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vewers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Fovors | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawers | 67 | 0 | / |
| Uevers | 67 | 0 | / |
Vovers Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vovers in the Russian language | ||
| Воверс | vovers | - |
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