Vekua Surname
Approximately 2,378 people bear this surname
Vekua Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgia | 1,307 | 1:2,866 | 556 |
| Abkhazia | 704 | 1:345 | 36 |
| Russia | 299 | 1:482,017 | 44,807 |
| Ukraine | 32 | 1:1,422,584 | 115,871 |
| Belgium | 13 | 1:884,357 | 69,774 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Vekua Demographics
Vekua Political Affiliation
in Russia
Russia
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Vekua Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vekua Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vekua (Georgian: ვეკუა, Russian: Векуа) occurs in Georgia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vekua? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 179,403rd most widely held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 3,064,569 people. Vekua is mostly found 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.
Vekua is most widely held in Georgia, where it is borne by 1,307 people, or 1 in 2,866. In Georgia Vekua is primarily found in: Samegrelo-Zemo Svaneti, where 67 percent live, Tbilisi, where 24 percent live and Imereti, where 4 percent live. Outside of Georgia it is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Abkhazia, where 30 percent live and Russia, where 13 percent live.
Vekua Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly 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 to vote for the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vekua Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vekua in the Georgian language | ||
| ვეკუა | vekua | - |
| Vekua in the Russian language | ||
| Векуа | vekua | - |
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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 Vekua
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