Volcu Surname

2,312,869th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Moldova
Highest density in:
Moldova

Volcu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volcu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Moldova661:53,9607,713
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Volcu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volcu occurs most in Moldova. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Volcu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volcu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most frequently occurring family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 107,169,793 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Volcu reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 99 percent reside in Romanian Europe.

The surname is most common in Moldova, where it is borne by 66 people, or 1 in 53,960. In Moldova Volcu is mostly concentrated in: Orhei District, where 50 percent are found, Chișinău Municipality, where 32 percent are found and Șoldănești District, where 14 percent are found. Barring Moldova Volcu is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Romania, where 1 percent are found and Russia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volcou914/
Volcius83117/
Volceus832/
Vollcup830/
Valcu801,349/
Vâlcu80430/
Bolcu80223/
Volku8018/
Vâlciu7354/
Valciu7345/
Volkau7313/
Valcou739/
Volkou736/
Volesu733/
Volsou732/
Wolcou731/
Valcus731/
Volkeu731/
Volkut730/
Valcius67605/
Vasilcu6775/
Bolckau6760/
Valceus6758/
Voulkou6737/
Valcuha6711/
Voltsou674/
Valcuch673/
Bolchau672/
Woolcut672/
Valcout671/
Valcoup671/
Valchus671/
Voulsou671/
Wolchus671/
Bolkcau671/
Volkeut671/
Bolcout671/
Wollcut670/

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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 Volcu
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