Vorkas Surname
Approximately 227 people bear this surname
Vorkas Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cyprus | 192 | 1:4,609 | 561 |
| Australia | 12 | 1:2,249,642 | 97,973 |
| United States | 12 | 1:30,204,911 | 765,334 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
Vorkas Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vorkas Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vorkas is more frequently found in Cyprus than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Vorkas? popularity and diffusion
The surname Vorkas is the 1,085,744th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. Vorkas occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Vorkas reside; 85 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 85 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
The last name Vorkas is most numerous in Cyprus, where it is borne by 192 people, or 1 in 4,609. In Cyprus Vorkas is mostly found in: Nicosia District, where 58 percent live, Larnaca District, where 42 percent live and Paphos District, where 1 percent live. Beside Cyprus this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vourkas | 92 | 113 | / |
| Vorkaus | 92 | 0 | / |
| Varkas | 83 | 278 | / |
| Forkas | 83 | 112 | / |
| Vorkos | 83 | 5 | / |
| Verkas | 83 | 5 | / |
| Fourkas | 77 | 248 | / |
| Forkash | 77 | 190 | / |
| Bourkas | 77 | 92 | / |
| Verkash | 77 | 88 | / |
| Vourkos | 77 | 43 | / |
| Varkaus | 77 | 4 | / |
| Vargkas | 77 | 2 | / |
| Borkhas | 77 | 1 | / |
| Varkash | 77 | 1 | / |
| Verkhash | 71 | 11 | / |
| Forkasch | 71 | 8 | / |
| Fourkasj | 71 | 2 | / |
| Verkhaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varkhaus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bourkass | 71 | 1 | / |
| Bourkais | 71 | 1 | / |
| Varkhase | 71 | 1 | / |
| Farkas | 67 | 101,117 | / |
| Varcas | 67 | 414 | / |
| Varkaš | 67 | 169 | / |
| Warkas | 67 | 49 | / |
| Forkos | 67 | 49 | / |
| Borcas | 67 | 42 | / |
| Forcas | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ferkas | 67 | 7 | / |
| Varqas | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vercas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Verkos | 67 | 3 | / |
| Forkatsch | 67 | 2 | / |
| Varkasova | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bourkhais | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Vorkas
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