Vanaka Surname
Approximately 39 people bear this surname
Vanaka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 20 | 1:553,990 | 69,165 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Vanaka (283) may also be a first name.
Vanaka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanaka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vanaka (Hindi: वनका, Marathi: वनका, Russian: Ванака) is found most in Greece. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanaka? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vanaka is the 3,141,416th most prevalent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 54 percent of Vanaka reside; 51 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 51 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. Vanaka is also the 526,385th most frequent first name in the world, held by 283 people.
The last name Vanaka is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 553,990. In Greece it is primarily concentrated in: Attica, where 75 percent live, Epirus, where 20 percent live and Western Greece, where 5 percent live. Besides Greece this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 41 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vanaka Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vanaka in the Hindi language | ||
| वनका | vanaka | - |
| Vanaka in the Marathi language | ||
| वनका | vanaka | 73.58 |
| वानका | vanaka | 22.64 |
| वानाका | vanaka | 1.89 |
| Vanaka in the Russian language | ||
| Ванака | vanaka | - |
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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 Vanaka
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