Völlmy Surname

2,979,664th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 43 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Völlmy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Völlmy Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland421:195,54617,263
France11:66,422,722504,397

Völlmy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Völlmy occurs in Switzerland more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Völlmy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Völlmy is the 2,979,664th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 169,477,812 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Völlmy live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

Völlmy is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 42 people, or 1 in 195,546. In Switzerland Völlmy is most numerous in: Canton of Vaud, where 48 percent live, Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 26 percent live and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 14 percent live. Outside of Switzerland this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voellmy77169/
Velmy733/
Vilmy732/
Vlemy731/
Voellmey710/
Föllmi67427/
Fellmy6773/
Willmy6758/
Vilmay6749/
Vellma676/
Bellmy675/
Villma675/
Villme672/
Voelmy671/
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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 Völlmy
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