Vakov Surname
Approximately 249 people bear this surname
Vakov Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 237 | 1:29,447 | 2,375 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Vakov Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakov Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vakov (Russian: Ваков) is found in Bulgaria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakov? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,017,412th most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. The last name Vakov occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vakov live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
The surname is most numerous in Bulgaria, where it is held by 237 people, or 1 in 29,447. In Bulgaria Vakov is mostly found in: Sofia City Province, where 14 percent live, Haskovo Province, where 13 percent live and Pleven Province, where 11 percent live. Excluding Bulgaria this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 4 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vakov Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakov in the Russian language | ||
| Ваков | vakov | - |
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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 Vakov
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