Vîlcu Surname
Approximately 1,466 people bear this surname
Vîlcu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Romania | 1,464 | 1:13,714 | 1,759 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
The alternate forms: Vilcu (5,913) are calculated separately.
Vîlcu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vîlcu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Vîlcu is carried by more people in Romania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Vilcu. For other possible spellings of Vîlcu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vîlcu? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 266,624th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 4,971,041 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vîlcu are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in Romanian Europe.
The surname Vîlcu is most widespread in Romania, where it is held by 1,464 people, or 1 in 13,714. In Romania it is mostly concentrated in: Vâlcea County, where 12 percent are found, Argeș County, where 9 percent are found and Buzău County, where 9 percent are found. Excluding Romania it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Moldova, where 0 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 0 percent are found.
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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 Vîlcu
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