Vovó Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Vovó Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovó Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827

The alternate forms: Vovo (653), Vovô (25), Vôvô (6), Vóvó (4) & Vôvo (1) are calculated separately.

Vovó (19) may also be a first name.

Vovó Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vovó is found most in Brazil. It may also appear in the variant forms: Vovo, Vovô, Vôvô, Vóvó or Vôvo. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovó? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,665,662nd most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The surname Vovó occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Vovó reside; 79 percent reside in South America and 79 percent reside in Luso-South America. Vovó is also the 2,523,061st most widespread first name on earth, borne by 19 people.

It is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 23 people, or 1 in 9,307,580. In Brazil Vovó is mostly concentrated in: São Paulo, where 26 percent reside, Espírito Santo, where 13 percent reside and Minas Gerais, where 13 percent reside. Besides Brazil this last name exists in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vovo92653/
Vovô9225/
Vôvô836/
Vóvó834/
Vôvo831/
Vova75985/
Vovos67435/
Vovou67220/
Vuová6793/
Vovod6745/
Vovas6725/
Vhova6724/
Voová6712/
Vovau678/
Vuova674/
Vovoa672/
Vovoi672/
Vovha671/
Vovho671/
Vovoh671/
Votva671/

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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 Vovó
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