Vavkan Surname

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

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovenia
Highest density in:
Slovenia

Vavkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vavkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovenia401:62,1929,312
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Vavkan Last Name Facts

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

Vavkan occurs more in Slovenia more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vavkan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vavkan is the 3,055,934th most frequently held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vavkan are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent are found in South Slavic Europe.

This surname is most commonly held in Slovenia, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 62,192. In Slovenia it is primarily concentrated in: Carinthia, where 95 percent are found, Drava, where 3 percent are found and Savinja, where 3 percent are found. Apart from Slovenia Vavkan occurs in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vavukhan861/
Vavakani861/
Vavken8361/
Vavkin8321/
Vafkan831/
Vavakin77289/
Vavkina7725/
Vivekan7714/
Vavakyn777/
Vavghan776/
Vaphkan771/
Vabkhan771/
Vavikin771/
Vivakan771/
Vivikan771/
Vavacan771/
Vavagun771/
Vovkany771/
Vavachan71163/
Vavakina71157/
Vaveykin7112/
Vavokhin716/
Vavikina716/
Vevekani716/
Vavakyna715/
Vafakhan714/
Vavikhin712/
Vovikyan711/
Vavecain711/
Vievakan711/
Vuvukane711/
Vovkun67315/
Vovkin67193/
Vavaghane6734/
Vivikwana6729/
Vavokhina6715/
Vaveykina6710/
Bapkan674/
Vivkin674/
Vavghn673/
Vievakana673/
Vahabkhan673/
Phavykane671/
Vavachhan671/
Fafkan671/

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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 Vavkan
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