Volcan Surname

130,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,459 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Venezuela
Highest density in:
Venezuela

Volcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Venezuela2,4771:12,1941,065
Italy4241:144,23722,739
Philippines2421:418,34052,739
Brazil751:2,854,32484,307
United States421:8,629,975373,648
Dominican Republic391:267,5119,432
Mexico371:3,354,76224,142
Papua New Guinea311:263,02335,917
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
France41:16,605,680368,153
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
China21:683,660,78330,601
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
England21:27,859,030389,889
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Andorra11:83,8382,381
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Volcán (11), Volcàn (2), Volčan (1), Volçan (1) & Volčán (5) are calculated separately.

Volcan (209) may also be a first name.

Volcan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volcan has its highest incidence in Venezuela. It can also appear in the variant forms: Volcán, Volcàn, Volčan, Volçan or Volčán. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volcan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 130,762nd most prevalent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 2,106,836 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 78 percent of Volcan are found; 74 percent are found in South America and 72 percent are found in Caribbean South America. It is also the 625,736th most commonly occurring first name internationally, held by 209 people.

This surname is most widespread in Venezuela, where it is held by 2,477 people, or 1 in 12,194. In Venezuela it is most numerous in: Miranda, where 34 percent are found, Capital District, where 13 percent are found and Aragua, where 10 percent are found. Excluding Venezuela this last name is found in 40 countries. It also occurs in Italy, where 12 percent are found and The Philippines, where 7 percent are found.

Volcan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Volcan has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 4,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volcan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Volcan earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 25.38% less than the national average, earning $16,941,500 COP per year; in United States they earn 42.69% more than the national average, earning $61,569 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.79% more than the national average, earning $50,077 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volcán9411/
Volcàn942/
Volčan941/
Volçan941/
Volchan92195/
Volcean9233/
Volcant9223/
Volcian9210/
Volcane929/
Volčán895/
Volschan863/
Volkan832,192/
Bolcan83626/
Valcan83378/
Wolcan83139/
Volsan8347/
Vălcan8333/
Volšan8325/
Folcan8311/
Vâlcan839/
Volcon837/
Volzan831/
Voljan831/
Volcanova804/
Volzhan77157/
Wolchan7748/
Volsant7740/
Bolchan7722/
Bolcain7713/
Vollkan7711/
Bolckan778/
Valchan775/
Valcain774/
Volsang772/
Valcian772/
Volzajn772/
Valcand771/
Bolcand771/
Volcond771/
Valcant771/
Boylcan770/
Volceanova7512/
Boulcane71127/
Vasilcan7184/
Volsaint7144/
Volckhausen7137/
Wolschan7123/
Valchand719/
Valchant713/
Volkamnn713/
Volkeant712/
Volkhahn711/
Valchanh711/
Vollsang711/
Wolchann711/
Volkantt711/
Valcatin711/
Vohlsang710/
Wholchan710/
Bolzan677,843/
Balcan674,556/
Valsan672,659/
Bolkan671,400/
Valjan67500/
Volkanova67456/
Falcan67282/
Volson67172/
Bolsan67133/
Wolkan67103/
Valzan6769/
Vâlsan6751/
Volsen6744/
Volkán6733/
Valkan6726/
Wolszczan6725/
Bolcon6724/
Wolsan6719/
Valcon6718/
Folkan6718/
Volšanová6718/
Wolcán6712/
Volčanová6711/
Voljam6710/
Volkon679/
Valcam676/
Fălcan674/
Volssaint674/
Volzon673/
Valcanova673/
Wolschann673/
Folcon672/
Bolcen672/
Woljan671/
Volqanova671/
Vosilzhan671/
Bolçan671/
Valcen671/
Bolxan671/
Volkausen670/

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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 Volcan
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