Vulcao Surname

401,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 875 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Vulcao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vulcao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil8691:246,3469,487
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Vulcao Last Name Facts

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

Vulcao has its highest incidence in Brazil. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Vulcao.

How Common Is The Last Name Vulcao? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 401,442nd most prevalent family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 8,328,624 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Vulcao are found; 99 percent are found in South America and 99 percent are found in Luso-South America.

The surname Vulcao is most numerous in Brazil, where it is held by 869 people, or 1 in 246,346. In Brazil Vulcao is most prevalent in: Pará, where 89 percent are found, Amazonas, where 3 percent are found and Amapá, where 2 percent are found. Besides Brazil this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Angola, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bulcao832,194/
Volcao8318/
Wulcao831/
Bolcao6766/
Folcao672/
Bulcaõ671/
Bulkao671/
Boulkao622/
Phulkhao571/
Volkoa5010/
Bolcoa5010/
Bolkao501/

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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 Vulcao
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