Vuvul Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

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

Vuvul Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vuvul Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea1061:76,92210,108
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Vuvul (21) may also be a first name.

Vuvul Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vuvul is held by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vuvul? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,775,494th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 68,107,906 people. The last name Vuvul occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 99 percent of Vuvul reside; 99 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 99 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 21 people.

The last name is most widely held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 76,922. In Papua New Guinea it is most frequent in: East New Britain, where 89 percent are found, West New Britain, where 8 percent are found and National Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Not including Papua New Guinea this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Singapore, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vuvule9122/
Vuvulo919/
Vuvulu911/
Vuvula911/
Vuvvula833/
Vavul80100/
Vuval802/
Vivul801/
Vavulo73444/
Vavuli73105/
Vavula7399/
Vavhul7375/
Vauvel7371/
Fuvule7330/
Vavule7322/
Vuvila7321/
Vuvala7316/
Vovula7314/
Vavulu737/
Vuviel735/
Vhavul735/
Vivula733/
Vuvale731/
Vuvall731/
Vauval731/
Vuvele731/
Vuvelo731/
Buvule731/
Wuvule731/
Vauful730/
Vieuvulle711/
Vavhule67380/
Vavoula67156/
Vavouli67123/
Vuovolo6763/
Vovulua6721/
Vuyavuyala6717/
Vavulea6712/
Vavulya675/
Vouvala675/
Vouvali675/
Vhavule674/
Vavl673/
Vuvvala673/
Vovl672/
Vieuvel672/
Vuphula672/
Vwvl672/
Vevl671/
Vivl671/
Vovulea671/
Vuvalla671/
Vuville671/
Vevulla671/
Vayuvel671/
Vauvale671/
Vavulle671/
Vavulli671/
Fuvl671/
Vavulau671/
Vauvala671/
Vouvola671/
Vuvalya671/
Vuvelle671/

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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 Vuvul
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