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 surname Vakaj (Marathi: वाकज) occurs more in Albania more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakaj? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,604,449th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 57,837,666 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vakaj are found; 93 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 75 percent are found in Albano-Europe.
This last name is most frequent in Albania, where it is carried 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. Not including Albania this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common 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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