Vakaj Surname
Approximately 126 people bear this surname
Vakaj Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albania | 93 | 1:31,334 | 4,834 |
| Slovenia | 23 | 1:108,160 | 11,945 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
Vakaj Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakaj Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vakaj (Marathi: वाकज) is more frequently found in Albania than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakaj? popularity and diffusion
Vakaj is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring family name internationally, held by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vakaj reside; 93 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent reside in Albano-Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Albania, where it is held by 93 people, or 1 in 31,334. In Albania Vakaj is most common in: Kukës County, where 52 percent live, Tirana County, where 24 percent live and Durrës County, where 22 percent live. Aside from Albania it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Slovenia, where 18 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vakaj Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakaj in the Marathi language | ||
| वाकज | vakaja | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- 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 Vakaj
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