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

Vak (Hindi: वक्तु, Marathi: वाक) has its highest incidence in India. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 311,995th most commonly used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 6,042,741 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 84 percent of Vak reside; 66 percent reside in South Asia and 66 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 258,826th most common first name in the world It is held by 970 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is held by 792 people, or 1 in 968,517. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 79 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 7 percent reside and Telangana, where 5 percent reside. Excluding India this surname is found 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 devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vak surname are 45.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 92.31% being registered to vote for 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

  • 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 Vak
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