Vamvakakis Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Vamvakakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vamvakakis Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece391:284,09742,188
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Vamvakakis Last Name Facts

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

Vamvakakis is more frequently found in Greece than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vamvakakis? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,055,934th most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Vamvakakis live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 95 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

This surname is most frequently held in Greece, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 284,097. In Greece it is most numerous in: Crete, where 62 percent reside and Attica, where 38 percent reside. Other than Greece it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vamvakaki9550/
Vamvukakis901/
Vamvoukakis86316/
Vamvoukaki80176/
Bambakakis8016/
Bambakaki742/
Vanvoukaki701/
Vomvgkosy531/

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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
  • 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 Vamvakakis
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