Volkán Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Volkán Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkán Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia231:462,32550,029
Hungary101:981,62846,877

The alternate forms: Volkan (2,192) are calculated separately.

Volkán Last Name Facts

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

Volkán occurs more in Czechia more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Volkan. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkán? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volkán is the 3,432,070th most common last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Volkán live; 100 percent live in Eastern Europe and 70 percent live in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most widely held in Czechia, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 462,325. In Czechia Volkán is most prevalent in: Prague, where 43 percent reside, Central Bohemian Region, where 22 percent reside and Ústí nad Labem Region, where 22 percent reside. Besides Czechia this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Hungary, where 30 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volkan942,192/
Volcán8311/
Volkon839/
Vulkán835/
Volkánová8031/
Vollkan7711/
Volkoin774/
Volkamnn713/
Volkeant712/
Volkantt711/
Voelkein711/
Volkhahn711/
Volcan673,459/
Bolkan671,400/
Volkanova67456/
Vulkan67403/
Wolkan67103/
Wolkon6756/
Valkan6726/
Folkan6718/
Wolcán6712/
Volcon677/
Bolkon674/
Vulkánová673/
Volkonova673/
Volcàn672/
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 Volkán
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