Vakova Surname
Approximately 320 people bear this surname
Vakova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 282 | 1:24,748 | 2,099 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Ukraine | 7 | 1:6,503,242 | 257,739 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
The alternate forms: Vaková (60) & Váková (22) are calculated separately.
Vakova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakova Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vakova (Russian: Вакова) has its highest incidence in Bulgaria. It can also occur in the variant forms: Vaková or Váková. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakova? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 853,416th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 22,773,581 people. The last name Vakova occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Vakova live; 88 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 87 percent live in South Slavic Europe.
Vakova is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is borne by 282 people, or 1 in 24,748. In Bulgaria it is mostly found in: Haskovo Province, where 14 percent are found, Sofia City Province, where 13 percent are found and Plovdiv Province, where 10 percent are found. Besides Bulgaria this surname is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 5 percent are found and Ukraine, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vakova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakova in the Russian language | ||
| Вакова | vakova | - |
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 Vakova
- 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