Vakak Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Vakak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 10 | 1:2,076,907 | 105,188 |
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
Vakak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakak Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vakak is most common in Cameroon. It can appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakak? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,908,606th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Vakak live; 63 percent live in Central Africa and 56 percent live in Adamawa-Ubangian Africa.
Vakak is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 2,076,907. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: East Region, where 90 percent are found and Centre Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 31 percent are found and India, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vakake | 91 | 11 | / |
| Vakhake | 83 | 1 | / |
| Fakak | 80 | 157 | / |
| Wakak | 80 | 93 | / |
| Vakok | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vacak | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vakac | 80 | 3 | / |
| Vakag | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fakkak | 73 | 515 | / |
| Wakkak | 73 | 208 | / |
| Vaykok | 73 | 104 | / |
| Wakake | 73 | 65 | / |
| Fakhak | 73 | 39 | / |
| Bakcak | 73 | 31 | / |
| Wakauk | 73 | 16 | / |
| Phakak | 73 | 14 | / |
| Vascak | 73 | 8 | / |
| Fakake | 73 | 6 | / |
| Vakock | 73 | 3 | / |
| Backak | 73 | 3 | / |
| Fakakh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bakauk | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaikag | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vaccak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Waakak | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bakack | 73 | 1 | / |
| Fakhakh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Phakake | 67 | 6 | / |
| Fakahak | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wakaike | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bakhaik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wakakhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vakheik | 67 | 1 | / |
| Phakakh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Waskack | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voukake | 67 | 1 | / |
| Faiskak | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vakak
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