Vakis Surname

823,466th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 337 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Cyprus

Vakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India921:8,337,667172,929
Cyprus841:10,5341,225
Greece491:226,11835,110
England371:1,505,89364,828
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Vakis (478) may also be a first name.

Vakis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vakis (Hindi: वकीस, Marathi: वकीस, Russian: Вакис) occurs in India more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vakis is the 823,466th most widespread family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 21,624,765 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Vakis live; 39 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 39 percent live in Helleno-Europe. Vakis is also the 389,041st most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 478 people.

The last name is most frequent in India, where it is held by 92 people, or 1 in 8,337,667. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Tamil Nadu, where 92 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 5 percent reside and Rajasthan, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Cyprus, where 25 percent reside and Greece, where 15 percent reside.

Vakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vakis surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the political party.

The amount Vakis earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 79.99% more than the national average, earning R 427,728 per year and in United States they earn 31.05% more than the national average, earning $56,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vakkis9117/
Vakish9113/
Vakios918/
Veakis914/
Vakais913/
Vakies911/
Vakiss911/
Vatkis911/
Vashkis8360/
Vakaish838/
Vaukish831/
Vakisse831/
Vaskiss831/
Vauskis831/
Vaskeis831/
Wakis80699/
Fakis80363/
Vacis80317/
Vekis8042/
Vakes805/
Vaqis801/
Fajkis73717/
Fakish73272/
Vaškys73270/
Vaquis73242/
Vakhes73135/
Vakysh73107/
Wakies7370/
Vaskys7364/
Baykis7355/
Vokish7342/
Voskis7332/
Bagkis7332/
Faikis7326/
Vaicis7322/
Vagkes7320/
Wakise7315/
Wakish7312/
Wakhis738/
Vakesh736/
Wakkis736/
Vaccis736/
Fakios733/
Vokais733/
Voukis732/
Fackis732/
Vacois732/
Baqkis732/
Fakihs731/
Wackis731/
Wakios731/
Vekish731/
Vazkes731/
Vecais731/
Faykis731/
Fakkis731/
Bakihs731/
Vachis731/
Fhakis731/
Waekis731/
Veckis731/
Bakqis731/
Vookis730/
Vahakishe711/
Watkiss671,538/
Waszkis6755/
Bakkihs6751/
Vaucois6739/
Fajkisz6738/
Phakise6726/
Vaskess6718/
Vaychis6718/
Wattkis6718/
Fakihse6717/
Vasquis6715/
Faykiss6714/
Vakesse6711/
Bakhais6710/
Faikish679/
Vokaish677/
Fakhish677/
Vacchis675/
Bahkish675/
Bakkhis674/
Vgagkes674/
Vokhish673/
Vaichis673/
Wakaish673/
Vashkys673/
Faykish672/
Vaiques672/
Faskish671/
Backiss671/
Vosckis671/
Washkis671/
Vaskets671/
Vaiciss671/
Vaccuis671/
Vascois671/
Waatkis671/
Wakaise671/
Wakkies671/
Wuatkis671/
Faikies671/
Bakihsh671/
Backihs671/
Wakkais671/
Bakishs671/
Backeis671/
Wadkiss670/
Wakkiss670/
Wackais670/

Vakis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vakis in the Marathi language
वकीसvakisa80
वाकीसvakisa20
Vakis in the Hindi language
वकीसvakisa66.67
वाकिसvakisa16.67
वकिसvakisa8.33
वाकीसvakisa8.33
Vakis in the Russian language
Вакисvakis-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vakis
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