Valkanis Surname
Approximately 421 people bear this surname
Valkanis Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greece | 376 | 1:29,468 | 4,552 |
| Australia | 27 | 1:999,841 | 58,390 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
Valkanis Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Valkanis Come From? nationality or country of origin
Valkanis is most common in Greece. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Valkanis? popularity and diffusion
Valkanis is the 699,651st most commonly used family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 17,310,085 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Valkanis reside; 89 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 89 percent reside in Helleno-Europe.
This last name is most commonly used in Greece, where it is carried by 376 people, or 1 in 29,468. In Greece Valkanis is most numerous in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 67 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 30 percent are found and Thessaly, where 1 percent are found. Outside of Greece this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 6 percent are found and Germany, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Valkani | 93 | 256 | / |
| Valcanis | 88 | 47 | / |
| Valkonis | 88 | 9 | / |
| Vallkani | 88 | 7 | / |
| Valkanyi | 88 | 4 | / |
| Valhkhani | 82 | 1 | / |
| Valkana | 80 | 179 | / |
| Balkani | 80 | 164 | / |
| Volkani | 80 | 69 | / |
| Walkani | 80 | 3 | / |
| Valcani | 80 | 2 | / |
| Balkhani | 75 | 337 | / |
| Walkonis | 75 | 47 | / |
| Balkanyi | 75 | 44 | / |
| Balkonis | 75 | 39 | / |
| Bahlkani | 75 | 35 | / |
| Vollkani | 75 | 8 | / |
| Valkanet | 75 | 7 | / |
| Volcanis | 75 | 3 | / |
| Valkányi | 75 | 2 | / |
| Volkanic | 75 | 1 | / |
| Valkainé | 75 | 1 | / |
| Balkanes | 75 | 0 | / |
| Valcanaia | 71 | 751 | / |
| Bahalkani | 71 | 192 | / |
| Bahlkhani | 71 | 1 | / |
| Volkonish | 71 | 1 | / |
| Faulkanes | 71 | 0 | / |
| Valconi | 67 | 123 | / |
| Balkany | 67 | 90 | / |
| Bolkani | 67 | 46 | / |
| Valkony | 67 | 32 | / |
| Balkoni | 67 | 28 | / |
| Volcani | 67 | 21 | / |
| Valcana | 67 | 8 | / |
| Balqani | 67 | 2 | / |
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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 Valkanis
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