Vadak Surname
Approximately 1,315 people bear this surname
Vadak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,291 | 1:594,164 | 28,752 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Vaďak (13) & Vaďák (18) are calculated separately.
Vadak (153) may also be a first name.
Vadak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vadak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vadak (Hindi: वडक, Marathi: वदक) is found in India more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Vaďak or Vaďák. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vadak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 291,033rd most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 5,541,860 people. The last name Vadak occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Vadak reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 743,570th most commonly used forename throughout the world, borne by 153 people.
The surname is most widespread in India, where it is held by 1,291 people, or 1 in 594,164. In India Vadak is most common in: Maharashtra, where 86 percent reside, Gujarat, where 12 percent reside and Andhra Pradesh, where 1 percent reside. Outside of India it is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vadak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vadak in the Marathi language | ||
| वदक | vadaka | 90.57 |
| वादक | vadaka | 3.84 |
| वडक | vadaka | 2.21 |
| वाडक | vadaka | 1.16 |
| अलका | alaka | 0.35 |
| Vadak in the Hindi language | ||
| वडक | vadaka | 54.55 |
| वदक | vadaka | 18.18 |
| वादाक | vadaka | 9.09 |
| वाडक | vadaka | 9.09 |
| वड़क | varaka | 9.09 |
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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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- 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 Vadak
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