Vaucanson Surname

1,380,086th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 159 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Monaco

Vaucanson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaucanson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1551:428,53462,172
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Monaco11:37,0664,748
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Vaucanson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vaucanson is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaucanson? popularity and diffusion

Vaucanson is the 1,380,086th most commonly held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 45,833,622 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vaucanson live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Vaucanson is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 428,534. In France Vaucanson is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 77 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 10 percent reside. Apart from France Vaucanson occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vocanson82750/
Buckkanson740/
Bazanson7116/
Fakanson714/
Vokanson711/
Beazanson671/
Bakansong671/
Vauconsant6342/
Bachhansen631/
Bakamson5915/
Vajancan591/
Vokonson591/
Vaskanjan561/
Wajohnson561/
Beyzanson560/
Wakandjong531/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vaucanson
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