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) occurs in Zimbabwe more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Vakira click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakira? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 604,614th most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. Vakira is predominantly found in Africa, where 79 percent of Vakira live; 79 percent live in Southern Africa and 79 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 19 people.
This surname is most commonly held in Zimbabwe, where it is carried by 407 people, or 1 in 37,932. In Zimbabwe Vakira is most common in: Midlands Province, where 36 percent are found, Masvingo Province, where 28 percent are found and Mashonaland West Province, where 23 percent are found. Barring Zimbabwe Vakira exists in 2 countries. It is also found in India, where 20 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.
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 |
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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 Vakira
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