Vouken Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Vouken Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
Vouken Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vouken Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vouken (Russian: Воукен) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vouken? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Vouken occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Vouken live; 50 percent live in Central Africa and 50 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most prevalent in: West Region, where 67 percent live and Centre Region, where 33 percent live. Excluding Cameroon Vouken is found in one country. It is also common in South Africa, where 50 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vouken Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vouken in the Russian language | ||
| Воукен | vouken | - |
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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 Vouken
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