Vekua Surname

179,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Georgia
Highest density in:
Abkhazia

Vekua Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vekua Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Georgia1,3071:2,866556
Abkhazia7041:34536
Russia2991:482,01744,807
Ukraine321:1,422,584115,871
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Vekua Last Name Facts

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

Vekua (Georgian: ვეკუა, Russian: Векуа) is more frequently found in Georgia than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vekua click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vekua? popularity and diffusion

Vekua is the 179,403rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 3,064,569 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Vekua are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 55 percent are found in Kartvelo-West Asia.

It is most frequently used in Georgia, where it is carried by 1,307 people, or 1 in 2,866. In Georgia it is primarily found in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 67 percent live, Tbilisi, where 24 percent live and Imereti, where 4 percent live. Besides Georgia this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Abkhazia, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.

Vekua Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Georgia and Orthodox (95%) in Russia.

In The United States Vekua are 7.64% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 39.13% being registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vikua8041/
Vekwa8023/
Vokua8011/
Vakua804/
Vegua803/
Fekua803/
Vequa801/
Phekua7346/
Vakuha732/
Veigua731/
Vakuaa731/
Vhekwa731/
Vequaud67276/
Vequeau6762/
Phetkua676/
Vikuach674/
Vikuats671/
Vaykuad671/

Vekua Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vekua in the Georgian language
ვეკუაvekua-
Vekua in the Russian language
Векуаvekua-

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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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  • 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 Vekua
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