Vrouvakis Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Vrouvakis Surname Definition:

The name Varouh or Barouh was imported to Crete by Jews from Turkey and has become suffix with -akis, which can somewhat be equated with the American Junior. Barouh is from the Hebrew Baruch (Hebrew: בָּרוּךְ.) The name is mentioned three times in the Bible, which contains a deuterocanonical Book of Barouh.

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Vrouvakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece941:117,87019,800
United States91:40,273,215872,126
France31:22,140,907385,998
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Vrouvakis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

The name Varouh or Barouh was imported to Crete by Jews from Turkey and has become suffix with -akis, which can somewhat be equated with the American Junior. Barouh is from the Hebrew Baruch (Hebrew: בָּרוּךְ.) The name is mentioned three times in the Bible, which contains a deuterocanonical Book of Barouh.

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Vrouvakis Last Name Facts

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

Vrouvakis occurs most in Greece. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vrouvakis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,727,723rd most frequent surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Vrouvakis are found; 84 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 84 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

Vrouvakis is most common in Greece, where it is held by 94 people, or 1 in 117,870. In Greece Vrouvakis is most numerous in: Crete, where 52 percent live, Attica, where 44 percent live and North Aegean, where 4 percent live. Other than Greece Vrouvakis exists in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 8 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Vrouvakis Last Name Statistics demography

Vrouvakis earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.7% more than the national average, earning $43,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vrouvaki9484/
Brovackis781/
Bravakis7162/
Vrouwaka7111/
Vrampakis6764/
Bravackis673/
Bravaki636/
Browacki5917/
Vrabacis596/
Vrubocki591/
Brubake504/

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