Vakhania Surname
Approximately 561 people bear this surname
Vakhania Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 368 | 1:10,178 | 2,224 |
| Abkhazia | 170 | 1:1,429 | 346 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Vakhania Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakhania Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vakhania (Georgian: ვახანია, Russian: Ваханиа) occurs more in Georgia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakhania? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 564,325th most prevalent family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 96 percent of Vakhania reside; 96 percent reside in West Asia and 66 percent reside in Kartvelo-West Asia.
This last name is most commonly used in Georgia, where it is borne by 368 people, or 1 in 10,178. In Georgia Vakhania is primarily concentrated in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 60 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 33 percent reside and Kvemo Kartli, where 4 percent reside. Not including Georgia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 30 percent reside and Russia, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vakhanya | 88 | 1 | / |
| Vakanihas | 82 | 1 | / |
| Vokania | 80 | 23 | / |
| Vakanya | 80 | 3 | / |
| Wakania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bakania | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vachanijay | 78 | 1 | / |
| Wachania | 75 | 184 | / |
| Wakhanya | 75 | 103 | / |
| Mpakania | 75 | 14 | / |
| Vhakanya | 75 | 1 | / |
| Baskania | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vachanijo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bakanya | 67 | 576 | / |
| Fakanya | 67 | 103 | / |
| Wakanya | 67 | 79 | / |
| Bajania | 67 | 60 | / |
| Bokania | 67 | 58 | / |
| Bakanja | 67 | 54 | / |
| Bakanea | 67 | 41 | / |
| Wakenia | 67 | 13 | / |
| Bacania | 67 | 10 | / |
| Wakanja | 67 | 9 | / |
| Wakanio | 67 | 6 | / |
| Bakonia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vekenia | 67 | 2 | / |
| Wakonia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaqanea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Facania | 67 | 1 | / |
Vakhania Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakhania in the Georgian language | ||
| ვახანია | vakhania | - |
| Vakhania in the Russian language | ||
| Ваханиа | vahania | - |
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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 Vakhania
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