Vuva Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Vuva Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuva Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo341:2,172,929106,971
India221:34,866,608408,224
Kenya141:3,298,56438,706
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Vuva (22) may also be a first name.

Vuva Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vuva (Hindi: वुवा, Russian: Вува) is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuva? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vuva is the 2,106,139th most commonly used last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name Vuva is primarily found in Africa, where 61 percent of Vuva are found; 43 percent are found in Central Africa and 43 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,301,746th most widespread given name throughout the world, borne by 22 people.

The last name is most frequent in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 34 people, or 1 in 2,172,929. Excluding The DR Congo Vuva is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 28 percent reside and Kenya, where 18 percent reside.

Vuva Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vueva8945/
Vauva8910/
Vuyva894/
Vuiva892/
Vuvah891/
Veuva891/
Vuvha891/
Vuvat891/
Vuvai891/
Vusva891/
Vhuvha8021/
Vauvau8013/
Veuvas802/
Vauvay801/
Vuvais801/
Hvusva801/
Viva756,990/
Buva755,620/
Vuba751,006/
Vuwa75351/
Fuva7526/
Vuvi7525/
Vuve755/
Vuvo752/
Vushvas731/
Vouvhay731/
Vauvais730/
Bhuva6727,267/
Buvat67800/
Bauva67555/
Veuve67529/
Buvač67389/
Bouva67130/
Voeva67111/
Vouba6796/
Vauvy6796/
Vumpa6768/
Vivai6759/
Vauve6741/
Buvad6738/
Vuevo6722/
Vieva6721/
Vauvi6720/
Vivah6719/
Vubha6716/
Buiva6714/
Vuwai6712/
Vouve6711/
Fuvad679/
Buvah679/
Buvaj677/
Buvay676/
Vhuwa675/
Vivay675/
Vuvid675/
Wauva675/
Buvaa675/
Vubaa675/
Buvai674/
Vuwaa674/
Fouva673/
Butva672/
Fuvai672/
Vubai671/
Vuuba671/
Vuhwa671/
Vubat671/
Busva671/
Buvaz671/
Buvau671/
Buvas671/
Vuive671/
Vuver671/
Vhuba671/
Vivaa671/
Beuva671/
Vouvé671/
Mpuva671/
Vivau671/
Phuva671/
Buvea671/
Vubay671/

Vuva Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vuva in the Hindi language
वुवाvuva-
Vuva in the Russian language
Вуваvuva-

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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
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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 Vuva
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