Vávra Surname

83,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Vávra Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Vávra Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia5,2641:2,020123
Slovakia5121:10,4231,241
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

The alternate forms: Vavra (4,488) are calculated separately.

Vávra Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vávra (Georgian: ვავრა, Hindi: वावरा) is found most in Czechia. It may also occur as a variant: Vavra. Click here for further possible spellings of Vávra.

How Common Is The Last Name Vávra? popularity and diffusion

Vávra is the 83,715th most frequently occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,261,039 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vávra reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most widespread in Czechia, where it is carried by 5,264 people, or 1 in 2,020. In Czechia Vávra is most prevalent in: Central Bohemian Region, where 16 percent are found, Prague, where 14 percent are found and Hradec Králové Region, where 9 percent are found. Other than Czechia Vávra is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Slovakia, where 9 percent are found and Austria, where 0 percent are found.

Vávra Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vávra has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavra934,488/
Vávro8086/
Vovra8064/
Wávra804/
Vavrač7362/
Vaivra732/
Vovraj731/
Vosvra731/
Vāvera731/
Veivra731/
Vauvray6730/
Vouvray676/
Vavrach671/
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Vávra Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vávra in the Georgian language
ვავრაvavra-
Vávra in the Hindi language
वावराvavara66.67
ववराvavara33.33

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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 Vávra
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