Vovu Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Vovu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vovu (4) may also be a first name.
Vovu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vovu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vovu (Russian: Вову) is most common in The DR Congo. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vovu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname Vovu occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Vovu live; 25 percent live in Central Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Vovu is also the 6,192,526th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 4 people.
The last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Without taking into account The DR Congo Vovu is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vovou | 89 | 220 | / |
| Vovau | 89 | 8 | / |
| Vovus | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vouvou | 80 | 217 | / |
| Vavu | 75 | 4,250 | / |
| Bovu | 75 | 624 | / |
| Vevu | 75 | 36 | / |
| Vobu | 75 | 8 | / |
| Vowu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Fovu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vabou | 67 | 550 | / |
| Vavut | 67 | 134 | / |
| Bavou | 67 | 117 | / |
| Vavuu | 67 | 70 | / |
| Vavou | 67 | 48 | / |
| Vovoe | 67 | 26 | / |
| Mpovu | 67 | 24 | / |
| Vompu | 67 | 21 | / |
| Bhovu | 67 | 20 | / |
| Vavau | 67 | 18 | / |
| Bovau | 67 | 16 | / |
| Bovou | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wavou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vevau | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vavud | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vavus | 67 | 4 | / |
| Fovou | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vauvu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Vobuu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vobui | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bovuh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Veveu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bovus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uovud | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vawou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wevou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wovus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Favou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voiwu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vavui | 67 | 1 | / |
Vovu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vovu in the Russian language | ||
| Вову | vovu | - |
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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 Vovu
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