Vakhan Surname
Approximately 68 people bear this surname
Vakhan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 66 | 1:11,622,203 | 212,115 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Vakhan (66) may also be a first name.
Vakhan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakhan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vakhan (Hindi: वखां, Russian: Вахан) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vakhan.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakhan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,312,869th most numerous family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Vakhan live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Vakhan is also the 1,201,840th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 66 people.
This surname is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 11,622,203. In India Vakhan is most frequent in: Bihar, where 82 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 9 percent reside and Gujarat, where 5 percent reside. Outside of India this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vakhan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakhan in the Hindi language | ||
| वखां | vakham | 71.43 |
| वखान | vakhana | 28.57 |
| Vakhan in the Russian language | ||
| Вахан | vahan | - |
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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 Vakhan
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