Vaken Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Vaken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Vaken (20) may also be a first name.
Vaken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vaken Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vaken (Hindi: वाकें, Marathi: वाक, Russian: Вакен) is most common in Papua New Guinea. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vaken? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Vaken occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 50 percent of Vaken live; 50 percent live in Oceania Islands and 50 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Vaken is also the 2,446,817th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 20 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 1,358,953. In Papua New Guinea it is mostly found in: Bougainville, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Papua New Guinea this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vaken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vaken in the Hindi language | ||
| वाकें | vakem | - |
| Vaken in the Marathi language | ||
| वाक | vaka | 66.67 |
| वक | vaka | 33.33 |
| Vaken in the Russian language | ||
| Вакен | vaken | - |
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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 Vaken
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