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
Vakhania (Georgian: ვახანია, Russian: Ваханиа) occurs in Georgia more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vakhania.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakhania? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 564,325th most frequent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 12,990,278 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 96 percent of Vakhania live; 96 percent live in West Asia and 66 percent live in Kartvelo-West Asia.
The last name is most commonly held in Georgia, where it is carried by 368 people, or 1 in 10,178. In Georgia it is most numerous in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 60 percent reside, Tbilisi, where 33 percent reside and Kvemo Kartli, where 4 percent reside. Other than Georgia it is found in 5 countries. It is also found 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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