Vakes Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Vakes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Vakeš (35) are calculated separately.
Vakes (19) may also be a first name.
Vakes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vakes is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Vakeš. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakes? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vakes is the 8,193,072nd most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Vakes is predominantly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Vakes live; 60 percent live in Eastern Europe and 40 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequent given name in the world. It is borne by 19 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 72,061,528. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 50 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 50 percent live. Aside from Russia Vakes occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 20 percent live and Slovakia, where 20 percent live.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Vakes
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