Vadakkan Surname

327,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Vadakkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vadakkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India3441:2,229,84173,922
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
United Arab Emirates2321:39,4934,114
Kuwait1161:32,7654,071
Qatar661:35,7273,681
Bahrain591:22,8584,582
United States531:6,838,848318,712
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Vadakkan (35) may also be a first name.

Vadakkan Last Name Facts

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

Vadakkan (Marathi: वडकन) is found most in India. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vadakkan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 327,420th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,426,407 people. The last name Vadakkan is primarily found in Asia, where 94 percent of Vadakkan reside; 63 percent reside in West Asia and 63 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,744,716th most numerous first name in the world, borne by 35 people.

The surname Vadakkan is most widespread in India, where it is carried by 344 people, or 1 in 2,229,841. In India Vadakkan is primarily concentrated in: Kerala, where 66 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 17 percent reside and Karnataka, where 4 percent reside. Apart from India this surname is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 21 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 20 percent reside.

Vadakkan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vadakkan surname are 24.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.43% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vadakkan earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 8.1% more than the national average, earning $46,644 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.65% less than the national average, earning $34,454 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Vadakkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vadakkan in the Marathi language
वडकनvadakana50
वाडाान्सीसvadaansisa33.33
वडडकनvadadakana16.67

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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
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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 Vadakkan
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