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) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vovu? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 8,968,613th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Vovu reside; 25 percent reside in Central Africa and 25 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently used first name at a global level, borne by 4 people.
The surname Vovu is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Barring The DR Congo this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 25 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent live.
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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