Valcea Surname
Approximately 380 people bear this surname
Valcea Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 369 | 1:54,412 | 6,692 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Vâlcea (85) & Vălcea (1) are calculated separately.
Valcea (18) may also be a first name.
Valcea Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valcea Come From? nationality or country of origin
Valcea occurs in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Vâlcea or Vălcea. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valcea? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 754,238th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. The surname Valcea occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Valcea are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Valcea is also the 2,608,198th most widespread forename globally, borne by 18 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Romania, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 54,412. In Romania Valcea is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 26 percent live, Olt County, where 16 percent live and Gorj County, where 12 percent live. Not including Romania this last name exists in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent live and Denmark, where 0 percent live.
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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 Valcea
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