Vakhtin Surname

241,315th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,656 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Vakhtin Surname User-submission:

Vakhtin is a patronymic form of Vakhta, meaning 'gate'.

Vakhtin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6121:89,40611,172
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Belarus121:791,75562,255
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vakhtin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Vakhtin is a patronymic form of Vakhta, meaning 'gate'.

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Vakhtin Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vakhtin Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vakhtin (Russian: Вахтин) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakhtin? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 241,315th most widely held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,400,692 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Vakhtin are found; 79 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 77 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Vakhtin is most widespread in Russia, where it is borne by 1,612 people, or 1 in 89,406. In Russia Vakhtin is mostly found in: Voronezh Oblast, where 43 percent live, Kurgan Oblast, where 11 percent live and Stavropol Krai, where 9 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 1 percent live and Belarus, where 1 percent live.

Vakhtin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (82%) in Russia and Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vakhtin surname are 0.34999999999999% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 47.12% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakhtina931,319/
Bakhtin868,778/
Vakhtyn86127/
Vekhtin862/
Vakhtinova8272/
Bakhtina809,111/
Vakhtyna80157/
Vachtina802/
Bakhtion801/
Waktin776/
Vektin775/
Baktin772/
Vakten772/
Faktin771/
Bakhtyn711,091/
Bakhtinova71469/
Bhaktin71119/
Bachtin7195/
Wachtin7121/
Baktina718/
Fokhtin717/
Phaktin716/
Wakhtim715/
Baktion715/
Bakhten714/
Vakhtynova714/
Bakthin711/
Faktien711/
Fakhtinova711/
Vecktin711/
Vakhtenova711/
Bokhtin711/
Bakhtyna67953/
Phakthin67263/
Fokhtina677/
Baktienė676/
Bokhtina674/
Boukhtin672/
Bakhteen671/
Vachteng671/
Phakting671/
Bahktina671/
Backting670/

Vakhtin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vakhtin in the Russian language
Вахтинvahtin-

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