Volleau Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Volleau Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volleau Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France91:7,380,302306,885
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363

Volleau Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volleau is most common in France. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volleau? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,587,209th most frequently held family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Volleau occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Volleau are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 92 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 7,380,302. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 89 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 11 percent live. Aside from France this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Switzerland, where 17 percent live and New Caledonia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valleau861,212/
Volea839/
Vallea7798/
Voleah771/
Voleyu771/
Vallieu7169/
Volloju7112/
Bolleju714/
Valléau714/
Voulieu711/
Valleiu711/
Valleju711/
Valleah710/
Valea673,113/
Volja6711/
Vălea671/
Vouleujo671/
Vallegia671/
Valleajo671/
Valleujo671/
Vallejus671/
Boulleha671/

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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 Volleau
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