Volec Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Volec Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volec Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia421:253,17834,142
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Volec Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volec is borne by more people in Czechia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volec? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,979,664th most commonly occurring surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. The surname Volec occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Volec are found; 98 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 98 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequently held in Czechia, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 253,178. In Czechia it is mostly found in: South Moravian Region, where 55 percent are found, Olomouc Region, where 40 percent are found and Moravian-Silesian Region, where 2 percent are found. Excluding Czechia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Brazil, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voleac9150/
Volecz9145/
Volech9139/
Voleck9138/
Voleci911/
Volleck833/
Voleche831/
Volek802,421/
Valec80491/
Bolec80159/
Volic80126/
Voles80104/
Voleš8034/
Voleg805/
Voljc805/
Volez805/
Volej802/
Volex801/
Vulec801/
Volecová775/
Voyles737,512/
Voiles731,358/
Volles73678/
Boleac73522/
Bolech73420/
Hvalec73357/
Valech73201/
Valeck7398/
Volich7371/
Woleck7357/
Voules7347/
Wolech7341/
Vollez7334/
Boleck7318/
Volick7316/
Boulec7314/
Foleck7314/
Valecz7312/
Hvolek739/
Bolecz738/
Volych736/
Vooles735/
Boleuc734/
Bolesc734/
Volets733/
Vallec732/
Volekh732/
Veleck732/
Voulez732/
Voletz732/
Volics732/
Valeci732/
Volesh731/
Voliek731/
Vollek731/
Vholes731/
Bholec731/
Voleas731/
Bolect730/
Vohles730/
Volleg730/
Boylec730/
Vollick67487/
Bolesch6777/
Bollech6755/
Bouleuc6755/
Valesch6753/
Wolleck6740/
Valeich6726/
Voilhes6724/
Valecks6722/
Bolecke6718/
Boleach6717/
Valleck6714/
Vahalec6712/
Valeche6711/
Voolich679/
Volletz676/
Volekhe675/
Volhych674/
Valleci673/
Bollecz672/
Bolieck672/
Boileck672/
Volgich672/
Voleske672/
Valesck671/
Voliske671/
Vuleche671/
Voullez671/
Voulich671/
Valecze671/
Voulesh671/
Vuleich671/
Voylich671/
Boylesc671/
Vollict671/
Bolleck670/
Voolhes670/

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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 Volec
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