Vamvakas Surname

258,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,522 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Vamvakas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vamvakas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1,2801:8,6561,080
United States1391:2,607,618157,688
Canada401:921,14070,350
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
France11:66,422,722504,397
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Albania11:2,914,05529,474

The alternate forms: Vamvakaš (4) are calculated separately.

Vamvakas Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vamvakas (Arabic: فامفاكاس) is found most frequently in Greece. It can also appear as a variant: Vamvakaš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vamvakas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 258,507th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 4,788,138 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Vamvakas live; 84 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent live in Helleno-Europe.

The last name Vamvakas is most frequently used in Greece, where it is borne by 1,280 people, or 1 in 8,656. In Greece Vamvakas is primarily found in: Attica, where 35 percent live, Central Macedonia, where 20 percent live and Western Greece, where 20 percent live. Barring Greece it exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Vamvakas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vamvakas surname are 21.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.29% registered with the party.

The amount Vamvakas earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 30.5% less than the national average, earning R 165,168 per year; in United States they earn 43.77% more than the national average, earning $62,034 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.1% more than the national average, earning $52,219 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vamvakaš964/
Vamvakais941/
Vamvaka93996/
Vamvakos8899/
Vamvacas8833/
Vanvakas8811/
Bamvakas883/
Vambakas881/
Vamvoukas82289/
Bamvakais82109/
Vamvaca801/
Vamvouka75153/
Vamvakou7545/
Vambacas7512/
Vanvacas752/
Vamvakašová743/
Vamvoukos7158/
Vanvoukas711/
Bamuakais711/
Wamwaka676/

Vamvakas Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vamvakas in the Arabic language
فامفاكاسfamfakas-

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Footnotes

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