Vakai Surname
Approximately 315 people bear this surname
Vakai Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 181 | 1:85,294 | 12,405 |
| Papua New Guinea | 54 | 1:150,995 | 20,848 |
| India | 38 | 1:20,185,931 | 296,209 |
| Cameroon | 16 | 1:1,298,067 | 76,941 |
| Liberia | 9 | 1:489,837 | 23,279 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Cook Islands | 5 | 1:3,636 | 866 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vakai (479) may also be a first name.
Vakai Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakai Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vakai (Hindi: वकई, Marathi: वकै) occurs more in Zimbabwe more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakai? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 862,604th most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 23,135,066 people. The surname Vakai is mostly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Vakai reside; 57 percent reside in Southern Africa and 57 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 388,635th most widespread given name in the world, held by 479 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Zimbabwe, where it is borne by 181 people, or 1 in 85,294. In Zimbabwe it is mostly found in: Masvingo Province, where 53 percent reside, Midlands Province, where 26 percent reside and Harare Province, where 12 percent reside. Not including Zimbabwe Vakai exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 17 percent reside and India, where 12 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vakai Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakai in the Marathi language | ||
| वकै | vakai | 66.67 |
| वकाई | vaka'i | 33.33 |
| Vakai in the Hindi language | ||
| वकई | vaka'i | 56.25 |
| वकाई | vaka'i | 40.63 |
| वाकई | vaka'i | 3.13 |
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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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- 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 Vakai
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