Vlčán Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Vlčán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vlčán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023

The alternate forms: Vlčan (53) & Vlcan (56) are calculated separately.

Vlčán Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vlčán is more commonly found in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Vlčan or Vlcan. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vlčán? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Vlčán reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Slovakia, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 889,408. In Slovakia it is most prevalent in: Nitra Region, where 100 percent live. Aside from Slovakia this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Czechia, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vlčan9353/
Volčán915/
Vlcan8756/
Veličáni7710/
Vlčánová771/
Volkán7333/
Vulgán7319/
Volcán7311/
Vulkán735/
Vláčná731/
Volčan731/
Valačányi711/
Veličan67156/
Velikán6726/
Velicán6712/
Velegán672/

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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 Vlčán
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