Vulkan Surname

722,496th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Estonia

Vulkan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vulkan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey1541:505,33428,679
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Sweden521:189,36113,089
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Israel121:713,13647,700
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Kosovo91:206,8747,430
Scotland91:594,86921,724
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
England41:13,929,515290,718
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

The alternate forms: Vulkán (5) are calculated separately.

Vulkan (102) may also be a first name.

Vulkan Last Name Facts

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

Vulkan (Hindi: वुलकन, Russian: Вулкан) is found most in Turkey. It may also occur as: Vulkán. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vulkan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 722,496th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 18,083,240 people. The surname Vulkan is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Vulkan are found; 23 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 21 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass. Vulkan is also the 935,178th most commonly occurring first name world-wide, borne by 102 people.

Vulkan is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 154 people, or 1 in 505,334. In Turkey Vulkan is primarily found in: Tekirdag Province, where 39 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 19 percent reside and Ankara Province, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Turkey Vulkan exists in 28 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Sweden, where 13 percent reside.

Vulkan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vulkan surname is predominantly Orthodox (60%) in Russia.

The amount Vulkan earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 46.78% less than the national average, earning R 126,480 per year and in United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vulkán945/
Vulkhan9261/
Vullkan922/
Vullkhan861/
Vulcan831,659/
Wulkan83402/
Fulkan8326/
Vulkanova8035/
Vulkanová801/
Vulcain77289/
Vollkan7711/
Vulcean777/
Phulkan774/
Fulkhan773/
Woulkan772/
Wulkang771/
Faulkan771/
Boulkan771/
Vulquain719/
Bulckaan718/
Volkhahn711/
Bulkhain711/
Phulkhan711/
Bulcan67162/
Wolkan67103/
Wulcan6775/
Volkán6733/
Vulcon6726/
Folkan6718/
Vulcam678/
Vulkánová673/
Wulkanová672/
Fulqan671/

Vulkan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vulkan in the Hindi language
वुलकनvulakana66.67
वुल्कनvulkana33.33
Vulkan in the Russian language
Вулканvulkan-

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Footnotes

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