Vilcu Surname

82,023rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,913 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Vilcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vilcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5,1381:3,908536
Moldova5711:6,237973
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Italy241:2,548,19595,018
United States181:20,136,607622,629
France171:3,907,219231,005
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Greece61:1,846,63289,049
England61:9,286,343223,652
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Vîlcu (1,466) are calculated separately.

Vilcu Last Name Facts

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

Vilcu is most common in Romania. It may also be found in the variant forms: Vîlcu. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vilcu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 82,023rd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,232,462 people. The last name Vilcu is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vilcu are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in Romanian Europe.

It is most numerous in Romania, where it is borne by 5,138 people, or 1 in 3,908. In Romania it is most prevalent in: Argeș County, where 9 percent live, Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent live and Vâlcea County, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account Romania this last name is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 10 percent live and Portugal, where 1 percent live.

Vilcu Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vilcu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 72.23% less than the national average, earning €8,338 per year; in United States they earn 35.83% more than the national average, earning $58,610 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.46% more than the national average, earning $54,878 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vîlcu931,466/
Vilciu91374/
Vilcou911/
Vlcu894/
Vilceus83267/
Vilcius83121/
Vilcout832/
Vilcuis832/
Velcu80651/
Bilcu80291/
Vilku80121/
Vilcy801/
Villcutt771/
Velciu73421/
Vilkhu73371/
Wilcut73186/
Vîlciu73182/
Vylchu73126/
Bilciu73111/
Viljus7383/
Velchu7315/
Wilcup730/
Willcut67407/
Vlku6757/
Villkhu6724/
Vilkhou6712/
Velchus6711/
Viltsux671/
Wilchut671/
Wilckeu671/
Vilseus671/
Villsup671/
Vilzeus671/

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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 Vilcu
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