Volbach Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Volbach Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volbach Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany791:1,019,05669,716
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Volbach Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volbach is more frequently found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volbach? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. Volbach occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Volbach reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 91 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Volbach is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 1,019,056. In Germany it is most frequent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 82 percent live, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 10 percent live and Baden-Württemberg, where 4 percent live. Other than Germany it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Volbach Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Volbach has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Volbach last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vollbach93340/
Volvach861,626/
Wolbach86479/
Bolbach86177/
Valbach860/
Volba832/
Bollbach80193/
Wohlbach8079/
Wollbach8011/
Wolbauch801/
Voulvach801/
Volvatch801/
Boulbach800/
Woolbach800/
Bolbah7718/
Wolbah776/
Bolbac773/
Volvac772/
Wolbac771/
Volbea771/
Vahlbasch750/
Balbach711,831/
Vulvach71112/
Valvach7199/
Volvakh7181/
Wulbach7153/
Walbach7149/
Falbach7137/
Bolvach7118/
Volvacs7117/
Bulbach7115/
Bolwach715/
Volvaci715/
Volvachova715/
Valbahs713/
Valbaha711/
Volvoch711/
Vollvah711/
Bolbash711/
Bolboch710/
Bolba671,012/
Ballbach67270/
Wallbach67137/
Volva6732/
Valba6726/
Fallbach6723/
Feulbach6722/
Wolba6716/
Valvache676/
Wahlbach670/
Balbauch670/

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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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  • 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 Volbach
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