Vakanov Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Vakanov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 13 | 1:536,839 | 23,182 |
| Belarus | 7 | 1:1,357,294 | 83,128 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Vakanov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakanov Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vakanov (Russian: Ваканов) occurs in Bulgaria more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakanov? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,730,171st most widely held surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. Vakanov occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vakanov are found; 54 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 54 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently used in Bulgaria, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 536,839. In Bulgaria Vakanov is most frequent in: Sofia City Province, where 46 percent reside, Blagoevgrad Province, where 38 percent reside and Pazardzhik Province, where 15 percent reside. Barring Bulgaria this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 25 percent reside and Russia, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vakanov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakanov in the Russian language | ||
| Ваканов | vakanov | - |
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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 Vakanov
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