Volnay Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Volnay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volnay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1321:503,20270,199
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Volnay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volnay is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volnay? popularity and diffusion

The surname Volnay is the 1,537,949th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 53 percent of Volnay are found; 53 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Gallo-Indian Ocean.

This surname is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 503,202. In France it is most prevalent in: Réunion, where 54 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 14 percent reside and Centre-Val de Loire, where 13 percent reside. Other than France Volnay occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volnaya92744/
Volna911,235/
Volny91960/
Volnyy831,033/
Volney83556/
Volnyi8363/
Volnas8323/
Volniy838/
Volnoy833/
Vollny831/
Valnay831/
Voelny831/
Volnaia77110/
Volnych7712/
Volnija7711/
Volnysh771/
Volynna771/
Wolny739,845/
Wolna734,324/
Volný731,288/
Volná731,274/
Folny73277/
Bolna7344/
Volne7334/
Valna7330/
Volni7326/
Valny7314/
Volní7312/
Bolny735/
Vulna730/
Wollny675,079/
Volner671,473/
Wolney67479/
Foulna67203/
Bolnga6758/
Volnes6744/
Foulny6737/
Valney6734/
Wollna6725/
Volnie6720/
Boulna6715/
Volnei6714/
Bolney6713/
Balnay6713/
Pholna6713/
Bolnat6710/
Volnii677/
Bolgna677/
Valgna676/
Valnea673/
Vaslna672/
Bolnad672/
Volnui671/
Valnad671/
Vulney671/
Volnis671/
Woolny671/
Volnet671/
Valnai671/
Volnez671/
Bholna671/
Valhna671/
Bolnap671/
Volnér671/
Folney670/
Vallny670/
Valnat670/

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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 Volnay
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