Valak Surname
Approximately 1,856 people bear this surname
Valak Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 1,814 | 1:422,859 | 22,143 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Ukraine | 9 | 1:5,058,077 | 228,455 |
| Moldova | 5 | 1:712,274 | 39,996 |
| Slovakia | 5 | 1:1,067,290 | 85,393 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
The alternate forms: Valák (5) are calculated separately.
Valak (1,631) may also be a first name.
Valak Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valak Come From? nationality or country of origin
Valak (Hindi: वालक, Marathi: वाळक, Russian: Валак) is most common in India. It can occur as: Valák. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Valak? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 220,152nd most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 3,926,479 people. Valak is primarily found in Asia, where 98 percent of Valak reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 191,023rd most frequently held first name internationally, borne by 1,631 people.
The surname is most frequent in India, where it is borne by 1,814 people, or 1 in 422,859. In India Valak is most frequent in: Gujarat, where 84 percent reside, Uttar Pradesh, where 14 percent reside and Bihar, where 1 percent reside. Apart from India Valak occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 0 percent reside and Ukraine, where 0 percent reside.
Valak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Valak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Valak surname contracted 43 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Valak Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Valak in the Hindi language | ||
| वालक | valaka | 98.5 |
| वलक | valaka | 0.68 |
| वलका | valaka | 0.27 |
| वालाक | valaka | 0.27 |
| वलाक | valaka | 0.14 |
| Valak in the Marathi language | ||
| वाळक | valaka | 47.83 |
| वालक | valaka | 30.43 |
| वळक | valaka | 8.7 |
| वाळके | valake | 8.7 |
| वलक | valaka | 4.35 |
| Valak in the Russian language | ||
| Валак | valak | - |
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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 Valak
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