Vekh Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Vekh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vekh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Ukraine111:4,138,427206,719
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Vekh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vekh (Russian: Вех) is most common in Russia. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vekh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most frequent last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Vekh reside; 51 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 51 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in Russia, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 6,551,048. In Russia it is most frequent in: Tomsk Oblast, where 68 percent live, Moscow, where 14 percent live and Murmansk Oblast, where 5 percent live. Beside Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 31 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vekhe897/
Veakh890/
Vek86347/
Veikht805/
Veykht802/
Veakeh801/
Veekhe801/
Vegh752,552/
Veck75582/
Veke75470/
Veik75345/
Vech75289/
Vuek75194/
Veek75188/
Fekh75136/
Viek7585/
Veak7548/
Hvek7548/
Vikh7524/
Vykh7517/
Vekk7513/
Veľk7510/
Veuk759/
Wekh754/
Vhek753/
Vejk752/
Vexh752/
Vjkh752/
Vezk752/
Vekg751/
Veqh751/
Vedk751/
Vehq751/
Veyk751/
Vwek751/
Vekc751/
Vekq751/
Vekhova73558/
Veach676,535/
Vikhe673,707/
Veeck67793/
Veech67472/
Veeke67360/
Vetch67297/
Vecht67275/
Vieck67239/
Veche67235/
Vehec67132/
Veigh67117/
Vheke6785/
Veich6780/
Veegh6774/
Wekhe6739/
Veike6733/
Vecke6724/
Vecck6713/
Vaikh6712/
Veick679/
Viech675/
Fekht674/
Veksø674/
Veuch674/
Vecch674/
Vekss672/
Beekh671/
Feekh671/
Wekch671/
Ve'gh671/
Vykxh671/
Veqhe671/
Veekx671/
Vouek671/
Vhekk671/
Vekke671/
Vetck671/
Viegh671/
Vehch671/
Weikh670/
Veaks670/
Vechk670/
Vecth670/
Veake670/
Veagh670/
Veack670/

Vekh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vekh in the Russian language
Вехveh-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vekh
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