Volney Surname

568,231st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 556 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Saint Lucia

Volney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2671:1,357,52494,287
Saint Lucia1511:1,184226
Canada371:995,82774,831
England331:1,688,42669,999
Suriname191:29,0855,642
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Dominica51:15,178463
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines31:37,5531,173
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
France11:66,422,722504,397
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Volney (2,388) may also be a first name.

Volney Last Name Facts

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

Volney is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volney? popularity and diffusion

Volney is the 568,231st most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,107,097 people. The surname Volney occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Volney reside; 50 percent reside in North America and 50 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 151,912th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 2,388 people.

The last name Volney is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 267 people, or 1 in 1,357,524. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 37 percent are found, New York, where 16 percent are found and Ohio, where 9 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in Saint Lucia, where 27 percent are found and Canada, where 7 percent are found.

Volney Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Volney has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Volney last name increased 1,214 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 825 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volney Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Volney are 0.039999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.19% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Volney earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 22.9% more than the national average, earning $53,031 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.44% more than the national average, earning $54,374 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volny91960/
Volne9134/
Volner831,473/
Volnyy831,033/
Wolney83479/
Volnay83135/
Volnyi8363/
Volnes8344/
Valney8334/
Volnie8320/
Volnei8314/
Bolney8313/
Volniy838/
Volnoy833/
Volnet831/
Volnez831/
Vollny831/
Folney830/
Volnaya77744/
Wollney77173/
Vollner7779/
Volness7746/
Volnets7718/
Volnych7712/
Woolney778/
Volgner776/
Vollnes774/
Volneus771/
Valneys771/
Volnysh771/
Volnetz770/
Volhner770/
Wolny739,845/
Volný731,288/
Volná731,274/
Volna731,235/
Folny73277/
Bolne7339/
Volni7326/
Valny7314/
Volní7312/
Wolne7311/
Valne738/
Bolny735/
Folne731/
Wollny675,079/
Bolner67738/
Valner67485/
Valnes67214/
Valnet67155/
Bolnet67117/
Walney6742/
Folner6740/
Foulny6737/
Vahlne6736/
Volnas6723/
Valnei6715/
Balney6713/
Wolnie6710/
Volnii677/
Bholne674/
Bolnei673/
Valnea673/
Wollne672/
Volnui671/
Bolhne671/
Valnez671/
Woolny671/
Valnay671/
Valnee671/
Volnis671/
Volnér671/
Wolnei671/
Falney671/
Bolnes670/
Vallny670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volney
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