Wolcan Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Wolcan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wolcan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina1061:403,24030,872
Uruguay291:118,33611,141
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

The alternate forms: Wolcán (12) are calculated separately.

Wolcan Last Name Facts

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

Wolcan is more frequently found in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may also occur as: Wolcán. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wolcan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,504,764th most frequently held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. Wolcan occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wolcan are found; 98 percent are found in South America and 97 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

This surname is most common in Argentina, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 403,240. In Argentina Wolcan is primarily concentrated in: Buenos Aires Province, where 73 percent are found, Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 15 percent are found and La Pampa Province, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Argentina this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uruguay, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wolcán9412/
Wolchan9248/
Wolchann861/
Wholchan860/
Volcan833,459/
Bolcan83626/
Wolkan83103/
Wulcan8375/
Wolszczan8025/
Volchan77195/
Volcean7733/
Volcant7723/
Bolchan7722/
Wolcson7718/
Bolcain7713/
Walchan7712/
Volcian7710/
Volcane779/
Bolckan778/
Woulkan772/
Walczan772/
Boylcan770/
Wholkan770/
Woullcam711/
Balcan674,556/
Volkan672,192/
Vulcan671,659/
Wulkan67402/
Valcan67378/
Wolzen67224/
Bulcan67162/
Wolkon6756/
Vălcan6733/
Bolcon6724/
Volcán6711/
Vâlcan679/
Volcon677/
Walkan676/
Volcanova674/
Walcon674/
Wolzon672/
Volcàn672/
Volzan671/
Volçan671/
Volčan671/

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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 Wolcan
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