Vakira Surname
Approximately 513 people bear this surname
Vakira Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zimbabwe | 407 | 1:37,932 | 5,884 |
| India | 105 | 1:7,305,385 | 159,213 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Vakira (19) may also be a first name.
Vakira Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakira Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vakira (Hindi: वाकिरा, Marathi: वकीरा) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakira? popularity and diffusion
The last name Vakira is the 604,614th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. The surname Vakira occurs predominantly in Africa, where 79 percent of Vakira live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Vakira is also the 2,523,061st most commonly held given name worldwide, borne by 19 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 407 people, or 1 in 37,932. In Zimbabwe Vakira is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 36 percent reside, Masvingo Province, where 28 percent reside and Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent reside. Apart from Zimbabwe Vakira occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 20 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vakira Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakira in the Marathi language | ||
| वकीरा | vakira | - |
| Vakira in the Hindi language | ||
| वाकिरा | vakira | 75 |
| वकीरा | vakira | 25 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Vakira
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis