Volchan Surname
Approximately 195 people bear this surname
Volchan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 99 | 1:459,825 | 53,915 |
| Russia | 59 | 1:2,442,764 | 142,518 |
| Belarus | 24 | 1:395,877 | 40,412 |
| Brazil | 12 | 1:17,839,528 | 311,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Volchan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volchan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Volchan (Russian: Волчан) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volchan? popularity and diffusion
Volchan is the 1,206,588th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name Volchan occurs mostly in Europe, where 86 percent of Volchan are found; 86 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
Volchan is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is carried by 99 people, or 1 in 459,825. In Ukraine Volchan is primarily found in: Mykolaiv Oblast, where 68 percent are found, Kiev Oblast, where 7 percent are found and Kirovohrad Oblast, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Ukraine Volchan exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 30 percent are found and Belarus, where 12 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Volchan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volchan in the Russian language | ||
| Волчан | volcan | - |
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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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- 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 Volchan
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