Vulpe Surname

71,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Vulpe Surname User-submission:

The Vulpe surname means 'fox' in Romanian.

Vulpe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania5,6921:3,527481
Moldova4961:7,1801,159
Russia1491:967,26975,342
Ukraine1111:410,11449,291
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
United States721:5,034,152256,679
Kazakhstan601:294,70824,906
Belgium471:244,60930,321
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
Italy251:2,446,26894,040
India131:59,005,029552,550
Sweden121:820,56361,223
England111:5,065,278148,650
Transnistria111:43,1546,501
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Hungary71:1,402,32560,133
Croatia61:704,76744,411
France41:16,605,680368,153
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Vulpé (2) are calculated separately.

Vulpe Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Vulpe surname means 'fox' in Romanian.

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Vulpe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vulpe (Russian: Вулпе) is more commonly found in Romania than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Vulpé. For other potential spellings of Vulpe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vulpe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vulpe is the 71,770th most commonly used surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 1,059,853 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Vulpe live; 94 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in Romanian Europe.

It is most frequently held in Romania, where it is carried by 5,692 people, or 1 in 3,527. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Gorj County, where 13 percent reside, Bucharest Municipality, where 9 percent reside and Prahova County, where 8 percent reside. Barring Romania this surname exists in 33 countries. It is also common in Moldova, where 7 percent reside and Russia, where 2 percent reside.

Vulpe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vulpe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vulpe surname increased 7,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vulpe Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Vulpe last name are 0.59999999999999% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.63% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vulpe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.47% less than the national average, earning $38,199 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.37% more than the national average, earning $61,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vulpé932/
Vulpes91231/
Vulpeş9191/
Vulpie9175/
Vulpea919/
Vulpee915/
Vulpet911/
Vulpey911/
Vulp8967/
Vulphie8312/
Vulpi80413/
Bulpe8096/
Vulpa8023/
Vulpy808/
Fulpe804/
Wulpe803/
Vulps801/
Vulpis73489/
Vulpoi73470/
Vulpio73389/
Fulper73256/
Volpei73235/
Volppe7311/
Bulpet732/
Vollpe732/
Vulpay731/
Volpee731/
Phulpe731/
Bulpes731/
Wulper730/
Volpey730/
Bulper730/
Wulpie730/
Bulpett67206/
Wulp67161/
Fulpher6721/
Bulp673/
Vulb671/
D'Volpe671/
Bulpeth670/

Vulpe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vulpe in the Russian language
Вулпеvulpe-

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