Wolcan Surname
Approximately 139 people bear this surname
Wolcan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 106 | 1:403,240 | 30,872 |
| Uruguay | 29 | 1:118,336 | 11,141 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
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
The surname Wolcan is held by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Wolcán. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Wolcan? popularity and diffusion
The surname Wolcan is the 1,504,764th most common last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wolcan reside; 98 percent reside in South America and 97 percent reside in Hispanic Southern America.
The last name is most frequently held in Argentina, where it is borne by 106 people, or 1 in 403,240. In Argentina Wolcan is mostly found 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. Apart from Argentina this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uruguay, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolcán | 94 | 12 | / |
| Wolchan | 92 | 48 | / |
| Wolchann | 86 | 1 | / |
| Wholchan | 86 | 0 | / |
| Volcan | 83 | 3,459 | / |
| Bolcan | 83 | 626 | / |
| Wolkan | 83 | 103 | / |
| Wulcan | 83 | 75 | / |
| Wolszczan | 80 | 25 | / |
| Volchan | 77 | 195 | / |
| Volcean | 77 | 33 | / |
| Volcant | 77 | 23 | / |
| Bolchan | 77 | 22 | / |
| Wolcson | 77 | 18 | / |
| Bolcain | 77 | 13 | / |
| Walchan | 77 | 12 | / |
| Volcian | 77 | 10 | / |
| Volcane | 77 | 9 | / |
| Bolckan | 77 | 8 | / |
| Woulkan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Walczan | 77 | 2 | / |
| Boylcan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Wholkan | 77 | 0 | / |
| Woullcam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balcan | 67 | 4,556 | / |
| Volkan | 67 | 2,192 | / |
| Vulcan | 67 | 1,659 | / |
| Wulkan | 67 | 402 | / |
| Valcan | 67 | 378 | / |
| Wolzen | 67 | 224 | / |
| Bulcan | 67 | 162 | / |
| Wolkon | 67 | 56 | / |
| Vălcan | 67 | 33 | / |
| Bolcon | 67 | 24 | / |
| Volcán | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vâlcan | 67 | 9 | / |
| Volcon | 67 | 7 | / |
| Walkan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Volcanova | 67 | 4 | / |
| Walcon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wolzon | 67 | 2 | / |
| Volcàn | 67 | 2 | / |
| Volzan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volçan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volčan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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