Vanyk Surname
Approximately 178 people bear this surname
Vanyk Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 177 | 1:257,190 | 33,606 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Vanyk (94) may also be a first name.
Vanyk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vanyk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vanyk (Russian: Ванык) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vanyk? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vanyk is the 1,281,391st most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vanyk live; 99 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Vanyk is also the 980,251st most numerous forename throughout the world. It is borne by 94 people.
The last name Vanyk is most widely held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 177 people, or 1 in 257,190. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Lviv Oblast, where 58 percent reside, Rivne Oblast, where 22 percent reside and Ternopil Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Barring Ukraine it exists in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vanyk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vanyk in the Russian language | ||
| Ванык | vanyk | - |
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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 Vanyk
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