Vamvakari Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Vamvakari Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 383 | 1:28,929 | 4,464 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
Vamvakari Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vamvakari Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vamvakari is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vamvakari? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 746,827th most prevalent surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 18,928,691 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vamvakari are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Greece, where it is borne by 383 people, or 1 in 28,929. In Greece it is most numerous in: Attica, where 73 percent reside, South Aegean, where 25 percent reside and Central Greece, where 1 percent reside. Outside of Greece this surname is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 0 percent reside and Scotland, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vamvkari | 94 | 1 | / |
| Vamvakeri | 89 | 4 | / |
| Vamvakiar | 89 | 2 | / |
| Vamvakouri | 84 | 39 | / |
| Vanvakaris | 84 | 25 | / |
| Vamuakaris | 84 | 1 | / |
| Vamvakarou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Vamvakouris | 80 | 63 | / |
| Bambakari | 78 | 1 | / |
| Vamvakerou | 74 | 9 | / |
| Vamvakoura | 74 | 1 | / |
| Fumfakari | 67 | 1 | / |
| Banbacari | 56 | 1 | / |
| Bomboukari | 53 | 1 | / |
| Phimphakrai | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Vamvakari
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