Vak Surname

311,995th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,206 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cambodia

Vak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India7921:968,51741,286
Cambodia1711:90,5682,311
United States491:7,397,121336,459
Ukraine411:1,110,31099,505
Czechia401:265,83735,277
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Israel91:950,84857,975
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Indonesia51:26,449,839597,308
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Vak (970) may also be a first name.

Vak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vak (Hindi: वक्तु, Marathi: वाक) is most common in India. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vak? popularity and diffusion

Vak is the 311,995th most numerous family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 6,042,741 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 84 percent of Vak live; 66 percent live in South Asia and 66 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vak is also the 258,826th most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 970 people.

It is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 792 people, or 1 in 968,517. In India it is most frequent in: Andhra Pradesh, where 79 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside and Telangana, where 5 percent reside. Other than India Vak occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Vak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Vak surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 92.31% registered with the political party.

Vak earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.83% less than the national average, earning $38,908 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakh862,667/
Vake861,663/
Vaik86343/
Vaak86250/
Vajk86224/
Vack86190/
Vauk86121/
Veak8648/
Vakk8646/
Vuak8614/
Hvak8613/
Vhak863/
Vgak862/
Vwak862/
Vahk862/
Vayk861/
Vaňák75162/
Vaike75158/
Vayke7592/
Vakhe7573/
Vahak7551/
Vacke7534/
Vaask7533/
Vasks7524/
Vakkh7518/
Vauck7517/
Håvak7514/
Vaikh7512/
Vaydk758/
Vahuk758/
Vauke757/
Vakke756/
Vaške755/
Vaľak754/
Vhake754/
Vaľák752/
Vuake752/
Vasck752/
Vaick752/
Vashk752/
Vathk751/
Vakch751/
Vajke751/
Vphak751/
Vaqks751/
Vwwak751/
Veack750/
Vaack750/
Veakh750/
Veaks750/
Veake750/
Wak673,221/
Uak672,132/
Fak671,513/
Vag671,319/
Vok67997/
Vakova67320/
Vax67221/
Vac67120/
Vathke6791/
Vashke6789/
Vaková6760/
Vaikht676/
Vadkhe676/
Vaq675/
Vakksh674/
Vaitke672/
Vauske672/
Vahakh671/
Vaadke671/
Vaddke671/
Vadtke671/
Vaytke671/
Vaidkh671/
Veakeh671/
Vaitkė671/
Vaghik671/

Vak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vak in the Marathi language
वाकvaka84.09
वाक्vak13.64
वकvaka2.27
Vak in the Hindi language
वक्तुvaktu27.31
वाकvaka19.33
वक्ताvakta14.71
वक्तारामvaktarama13.87
वकvaka10.5
वक्तावरvaktavara5.46
वक्तीvakti3.36
वक्vak0.42

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Footnotes

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