Valachan Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Valachan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valachan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Valachan (211) may also be a first name.

Valachan Last Name Facts

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

Valachan (Hindi: वालचन्द, Marathi: वालचन, Russian: Валачан) occurs in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Valachan? popularity and diffusion

The last name Valachan is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Valachan occurs mostly in Europe, where 75 percent of Valachan are found; 75 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 75 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Valachan is also the 622,565th most common first name in the world, borne by 211 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 15,174,232. In Ukraine Valachan is most frequent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 100 percent live. Apart from Ukraine this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Malaysia, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Valachan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Valachan in the Marathi language
वालचनvalacana-
Valachan in the Hindi language
वालचन्दvalacanda80.77
वालचन्द्रvalacandra15.38
वालचन्valacan1.92
वेलचन्दvelacanda1.92
Valachan in the Russian language
Валачанvalacan-

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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 Valachan
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