Vavá Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Vavá Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavá Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil121:17,839,528311,080
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432

The alternate forms: Vava (6,764) & Vává (1) are calculated separately.

Vavá (35) may also be a first name.

Vavá Last Name Facts

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

Vavá is more commonly found in Brazil than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms: Vava or Vává. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavá? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vavá is the 4,908,606th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Vavá are found; 75 percent are found in South America and 75 percent are found in Luso-South America. It is also the 1,744,716th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 35 people.

This surname is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 17,839,528. In Brazil it is mostly found in: São Paulo, where 33 percent live, Minas Gerais, where 25 percent live and Ceará, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account Brazil this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent live and Angola, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vava926,764/
Vává831/
Vavy753,887/
Vave75711/
Vavi75707/
Vavo75161/
Vavj753/
Bavá751/
Vaviy672,941/
Vaiva672,691/
Vavge671,861/
Vavoo671,427/
Vatve671,060/
Vavad67728/
Vaves67247/
Vaive67225/
Vasve67171/
Vaver67153/
Vavas67120/
Vayva67110/
Vauvy6796/
Vuová6793/
Vavai6791/
Vwavi6782/
Vasvi6773/
Vaivi6771/
Vaava6752/
Vasva6750/
Vavou6748/
Vavay6748/
Vajva6741/
Vauve6741/
Vavid6728/
Vavis6726/
Vavat6724/
Vauvi6720/
Vavaa6718/
Vavau6718/
Vahva6715/
Vhavi6712/
Voová6712/
Vavap6711/
Vauva6710/
Veavo6710/
Vaivo677/
Vaved677/
Vavah676/
Vatva675/
Vahve675/
Vavez673/
Vaivy673/
Vaave673/
Vavea673/
Vavie673/
Vavit673/
Vavos672/
Vavio672/
Vavey671/
Vahvi671/
Vaavi671/
Vayve671/
Vayvi671/
Vasvo671/
Vavaj671/
Vavoi671/
Vavip671/
Vavee671/
Vavgo671/
Vavhe671/
Vaveh671/
Vhave671/
Vavui671/

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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 Vavá
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