Vaakaa Surname
Approximately 512 people bear this surname
Vaakaa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 417 | 1:424,803 | 21,997 |
| India | 95 | 1:8,074,372 | 169,494 |
Vaakaa (107) may also be a first name.
Vaakaa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaakaa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vaakaa occurs most in Nigeria. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaakaa? popularity and diffusion
Vaakaa is the 605,571st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 14,233,488 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 81 percent of Vaakaa are found; 81 percent are found in West Africa and 81 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Vaakaa is also the 910,230th most commonly held forename throughout the world. It is borne by 107 people.
The last name Vaakaa is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 417 people, or 1 in 424,803. In Nigeria Vaakaa is most common in: Benue, where 82 percent live, Taraba, where 8 percent live and Nasarawa, where 5 percent live. Besides Nigeria Vaakaa occurs in one country. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live.
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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 Vaakaa
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