Vovoso Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Vovoso Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovoso Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Solomon Islands61:96,67218,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vovoso Last Name Facts

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

Vovoso is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovoso? popularity and diffusion

Vovoso is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. Vovoso occurs mostly in Oceania, where 94 percent of Vovoso live; 94 percent live in Oceania Islands and 59 percent live in Papuan Oceania.

Vovoso is most frequently held in Papua New Guinea, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 815,372. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Papua New Guinea it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 35 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovoso8332/
Vavoso8325/
Vovozo831/
Vovoesa771/
Wovuoso771/
Vouvousa7141/
Vovousas715/
Vovoessa711/
Bavoso67283/
Boboso6776/
Vavosa6747/
Bovaso6710/
Vouvousas678/
Vavuso678/
Vavaso677/
Foboso671/
Woboso671/
Bovosa671/
Vaveso670/

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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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  • 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 Vovoso
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