Vakau Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Vakau Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fiji | 4 | 1:223,598 | 2,635 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Vanuatu | 4 | 1:65,819 | 1,151 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Vakau (10) may also be a first name.
Vakau Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakau Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vakau (Hindi: वकाऊ) is more frequently found in Fiji than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakau? popularity and diffusion
Vakau is the 4,772,636th most frequent surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 76 percent of Vakau are found; 76 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 24 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. Vakau is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 10 people.
The surname is most frequent in Fiji, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 223,598. Barring Fiji it exists in 4 countries. It is also common in India, where 24 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vakau Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakau in the Hindi language | ||
| वकाऊ | vaka'u | 25 |
| वकऊ | vaka'u | 25 |
| िवकाउ | ivaka'u | 25 |
| वकौ | vakau | 25 |
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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 Vakau
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