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

Volcu occurs more in Moldova more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volcu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,312,869th most common family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 107,169,793 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Volcu live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 99 percent live in Romanian Europe.

The last name is most frequently held in Moldova, where it is carried by 66 people, or 1 in 53,960. In Moldova it is most prevalent in: Orhei District, where 50 percent reside, Chișinău Municipality, where 32 percent reside and Șoldănești District, where 14 percent reside. Beside Moldova this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 1 percent reside and Russia, where 1 percent reside.

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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