Vakshteyn Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Vakshteyn Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 21 | 1:6,863,003 | 268,198 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
Vakshteyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vakshteyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vakshteyn (Russian: Вакштейн) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vakshteyn? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. Vakshteyn is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Vakshteyn are found; 81 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 81 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The surname Vakshteyn is most commonly held in Russia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 6,863,003. In Russia it is primarily found in: Voronezh Oblast, where 62 percent live and Moscow Oblast, where 38 percent live. Not including Russia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vekshteyn | 89 | 32 | / |
| Vakshtein | 89 | 9 | / |
| Bakshteyn | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bakhshteyn | 84 | 8 | / |
| Vekshtein | 78 | 15 | / |
| Bokshteyn | 78 | 11 | / |
| Bakshtein | 78 | 3 | / |
| Vegshteyn | 78 | 1 | / |
| Baykshtene | 74 | 2 | / |
| Baksteen | 71 | 184 | / |
| Wakstein | 71 | 159 | / |
| Vekstein | 71 | 59 | / |
| Boksteyn | 71 | 27 | / |
| Vagstein | 71 | 20 | / |
| Bakstein | 71 | 16 | / |
| Voksteen | 71 | 15 | / |
| Backstein | 67 | 97 | / |
| Wackstein | 67 | 11 | / |
| Bakstienė | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fokshtein | 67 | 7 | / |
| Bokshtein | 67 | 4 | / |
| Waksztejn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vekshtain | 67 | 1 | / |
Vakshteyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vakshteyn in the Russian language | ||
| Вакштейн | vakstejn | - |
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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 Vakshteyn
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