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
The last name Valcea occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Vâlcea or Vălcea. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valcea? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 754,238th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Valcea are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe. It is also the 2,608,198th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 18 people.
The surname Valcea is most frequent in Romania, where it is held by 369 people, or 1 in 54,412. In Romania it is primarily found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 26 percent are found, Olt County, where 16 percent are found and Gorj County, where 12 percent are found. Outside of Romania this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.
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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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