Vovu Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Vovu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

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

The last name Vovu (Russian: Вову) occurs more in The DR Congo more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovu? popularity and diffusion

Vovu is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 50 percent of Vovu live; 25 percent live in Central Africa and 25 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 6,192,526th most frequently occurring first name at a global level. It is borne by 4 people.

Vovu is most commonly occurring in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 73,879,570. Apart from The DR Congo it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 25 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vovou89220/
Vovau898/
Vovus892/
Vouvou80217/
Vavu754,250/
Bovu75624/
Vevu7536/
Vobu758/
Vowu752/
Fovu751/
Vabou67550/
Vavut67134/
Bavou67117/
Vavuu6770/
Vavou6748/
Vovoe6726/
Mpovu6724/
Vompu6721/
Bhovu6720/
Vavau6718/
Bovau6716/
Bovou6710/
Wavou678/
Vevau677/
Vavud676/
Vavus674/
Fovou674/
Vauvu673/
Vobuu672/
Vobui672/
Bovuh672/
Veveu672/
Bovus671/
Uovud671/
Vawou671/
Wevou671/
Wovus671/
Favou671/
Voiwu671/
Vavui671/

Vovu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovu in the Russian language
Вовуvovu-

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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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