Valkanou Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Valkanou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Valkanou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece1181:93,89715,855
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Valkanou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Valkanou is held by more people in Greece than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Valkanou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most numerous family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 61,239,882 people. The surname Valkanou is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Valkanou are found; 99 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 99 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The surname Valkanou is most frequently occurring in Greece, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 93,897. In Greece it is most prevalent in: Central Greece, where 62 percent are found, Central Macedonia, where 19 percent are found and Attica, where 18 percent are found. Besides Greece Valkanou exists in one country. It also occurs in Belgium, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valkanos88222/
Balkanou8810/
Vasylkanu822/
Balkangou821/
Valkana80179/
Valcano806/
Volkano804/
Valkanas75355/
Valceanu75289/
Balkanos751/
Balkannu751/
Vasilcanu7117/
Vallkanas711/
Balcanu67617/
Balkana6720/
Balcano6710/
Valcana678/
Volcano676/
Valkena672/

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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 Valkanou
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