Vadek Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Vadek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vadek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea301:271,79136,992
India91:85,229,487684,495
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Vadek (33) may also be a first name.

Vadek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vadek (Marathi: वाडेक, Russian: Вадэк) is found in Papua New Guinea more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vadek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 155,054,168 people. The surname Vadek is mostly found in Oceania, where 64 percent of Vadek reside; 64 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 64 percent reside in Papuan Oceania. Vadek is also the 1,807,719th most commonly held first name on earth, held by 33 people.

The last name is most frequent in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 271,791. In Papua New Guinea Vadek is primarily found in: East New Britain, where 67 percent live, West New Britain, where 30 percent live and Madang, where 3 percent live. Excluding Papua New Guinea this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 19 percent live and Russia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vadekh91319/
Vadekc911/
Vadeck911/
Vadhek911/
Vadeik911/
Vaidek911/
Veadek910/
Vadetke836/
Vadekke831/
Vadeikė831/
Vadeike831/
Vaudeck831/
Wadek803,380/
Vadec802,732/
Vadik80757/
Vodek8045/
Vadík8033/
Vadeg8019/
Fadek8016/
Vedek809/
Vadyk803/
Uadek801/
Vaadetke772/
Vadaik73575/
Fajdek73521/
Vajdík73326/
Bajdek73246/
Fadeke73210/
Vaidik73160/
Baudek73103/
Vajdik7380/
Wadeck7353/
Baydek7348/
Vadike7335/
Vajdec7321/
Wadeke7318/
Vaydik7317/
Vodeke738/
Vadick736/
Waidek736/
Vedeck734/
Bahdek733/
Vadhik733/
Vadhec733/
Wadeak733/
Vadyke731/
Vadgeq731/
Vadyok731/
Vadeig731/
Vadikh731/
Baadek731/
Baudeck6737/
Badheik6735/
Baideck6730/
Vaditke6721/
Vadeque6717/
Vaidikh6713/
Voydeck6711/
Faudeck679/
Vadique677/
Vodeske675/
Vadkova675/
Vaidhik673/
Waideck672/
Voideck672/
Vaadike671/
Vahdick671/
Bajdeck671/
Badheek671/
Waddekk671/
Waideke671/
Vahadik671/
Vadhuik671/
Vadhike671/
Vajdikh671/
Vadaaik671/
Vadaike671/
Waddeck670/
Baddeck670/

Vadek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vadek in the Marathi language
वाडेकvadeka60
वदेकvadeka20
वादेकvadeka20
Vadek in the Russian language
Вадэкvadek-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vadek
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