Vaucenat Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Vaucenat Surname User-submission:

Vaucenat is a surname which come from the French region Savoie. It's an old name given when Savoie was not a real French region, cause it's close to Italy. It's a region where you'll find a lot of mountains. And so, this surname means inhabitants of the hill on the left.

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Vaucenat Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France151:4,428,181244,602
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Vaucenat Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Vaucenat is a surname which come from the French region Savoie. It's an old name given when Savoie was not a real French region, cause it's close to Italy. It's a region where you'll find a lot of mountains. And so, this surname means inhabitants of the hill on the left.

Vau- like Val --> Valley

-cenat it looks like Sinistra (left) in Italian.

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Vaucenat Last Name Facts

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

Vaucenat is borne by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Vaucenat click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaucenat? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,908,606th most frequent surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Vaucenat occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vaucenat reside; 100 percent reside in Western Europe and 94 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 4,428,181. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Île-de-France, where 80 percent reside, Hauts-de-France, where 7 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 7 percent reside. Excluding France this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Germany, where 6 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vaucenay881/
Vaucenas881/
Vucena86116/
Vacena863/
Vaussenat82164/
Vaxenat801/
Vachena801/
Vacenai800/
Vaugenot75163/
Vassenat7515/
Vaicenas755/
Vajenath751/
Bacena71499/
Vucina71274/
Vusena7198/
Vasena7174/
Vacina7142/
Bucena7121/
Vacheenas713/
Vouscenas712/
Vaceno711/
Wacena711/
Bacenaite711/
Vayushena711/
Vasceanna711/
Boucena672,188/
Vassena671,383/
Vushena67110/
Vucinaj6768/
Phachenhat6748/
Vachina6747/
Baucina6738/
Vaizena6731/
Vussena6721/
Vojcena6710/
Vusenga679/
Vashena679/
Buscena679/
Vaseena678/
Vachyna675/
Wachena675/
Vasanat674/
Veicena673/
Vuchina673/
Vuseena673/
Vusenaa673/
Basenat672/
Viceina671/
Vutsena671/
Vazenea671/
Vaasena671/
Vasenai671/
Vasenay671/
Vaginat671/
Vajinat671/
Baceena671/
Wacenga671/
Vacinas670/

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