Volodymyr Forename

62,895th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 9,623 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Spain
Highest density in:
Estonia

Volodymyr Forename User-submission:

Volodymyr is a male name mainly used as a given name.

The name Volodymyr is of Slavic origin, particularly associated with Ukrainian culture. It is derived from the Old Slavic elements 'volod' (to rule or possess) and 'myr' (peace, world, or greatness).

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Volodymyr Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Spain
100%
2,4981:18,6271,124
United States
100%
1,4851:244,1338,143
Poland
100%
1,4141:26,893886
Ukraine
99%
 
1,0371:43,876531
Germany
100%
7741:124,9072,399
Canada
100%
5381:61,5863,780
Portugal-3321:31,3581,279
Estonia
100%
2821:4,664724
Thailand
100%
1931:363,03519,117
Greece
100%
1771:61,7772,009
England
99%
 
781:712,85813,412
Denmark-701:80,7072,538
Sweden
100%
671:147,1335,679
Ireland
100%
451:103,1892,518
Norway
100%
451:114,0523,524
Italy
100%
451:1,356,93510,771
Slovenia
100%
431:57,1802,200
Brazil
100%
411:5,225,27280,548
Czechia
100%
381:280,4251,908
Dominican Republic-371:281,92610,232
Belgium
100%
361:319,1686,264
Lithuania
100%
301:98,3961,482
Netherlands
100%
271:626,00313,680
Romania-261:771,23020,422
Finland
100%
251:219,3273,602
Hungary
100%
221:445,0801,710
Slovakia
100%
211:252,8601,521
Israel
100%
191:442,2599,252
Russia
100%
191:7,591,24831,825
United Arab Emirates-131:550,15319,206
Austria
100%
121:709,5175,762
Australia-111:1,241,60213,569
Switzerland
100%
101:821,35010,525
Qatar
100%
101:236,96022,379
Malaysia
100%
91:3,383,32786,111
Cyprus
100%
91:96,7862,691
Croatia
100%
91:468,5645,419
France
100%
71:9,495,76330,047
Malta-41:107,3402,111
Moldova
100%
41:890,2854,314
Japan-41:31,996,51455,536
South Korea-31:1,848,14023,578
Ecuador-31:5,908,97318,111
Mexico
100%
21:62,072,21496,650
Pakistan-21:97,178,840228,758
Singapore-21:3,143,52727,876
Latvia-21:1,007,8224,547
Afghanistan-21:16,311,75848,279
Chile
100%
21:8,803,60433,591
China-21:683,027,89194,999
Georgia
100%
21:1,869,23320,119
Guatemala-21:8,054,21410,362
Hong Kong-21:3,876,36213,851
Iceland-21:183,0085,215
India-21:607,438,9864,324,298
Kazakhstan
100%
21:8,873,42235,327
Turkey-11:77,801,70991,051
Sudan-11:37,806,97510,689
Tanzania-11:52,788,31985,066
Vanuatu-11:261,7921,604
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Taiwan-11:23,769,682193,280
Yemen-11:26,296,75114,474
Kyrgyzstan
100%
11:5,973,27746,622
Northern Ireland-11:1,843,1463,737
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
Azerbaijan-11:9,642,94442,290
Belarus-11:9,482,38420,892
Cayman Islands-11:61,2992,487
Egypt-11:91,900,94653,283
Ivory Coast-11:23,075,933135,227
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Seychelles-11:92,6701,891
Liberia-11:4,412,06136,340
Luxembourg-11:564,0495,042
Monaco
100%
11:38,4662,379
Montenegro
100%
11:634,5764,914
New Zealand-11:4,536,04417,392
Paraguay-11:7,236,80516,549
Saudi Arabia-11:30,812,56527,537
Serbia-11:7,145,72110,629

Volodymyr (102) may also be a surname.

Volodymyr Forename Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Volodymyr is a male name mainly used as a given name.

The name Volodymyr is of Slavic origin, particularly associated with Ukrainian culture. It is derived from the Old Slavic elements 'volod' (to rule or possess) and 'myr' (peace, world, or greatness). Therefore, Volodymyr can be interpreted as 'ruler of peace' or 'ruler of the world.'

The name is closely related to Vladimir, its Russian counterpart, though Volodymyr is specifically used in Ukrainian contexts. It has strong historical and cultural significance, notably due to figures like Volodymyr the Great, a grand prince of Kyiv.

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The name **Volodymyr** is of Slavic origin, particularly associated with Ukrainian culture. It is derived from the Old Slavic elements **'volod'** (to rule or possess) and **'myr'** (peace, world, or greatness). Therefore, Volodymyr can be interpreted as 'ruler of peace' or 'ruler of the world.'

The name is closely related to Vladimir, its Russian counterpart, though Volodymyr is specifically used in Ukrainian contexts. It has strong historical and cultural significance, notably due to figures like Volodymyr the Great, a grand prince of Kyiv.

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Volodymyr Forename Popularity

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Volodymyr Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volodymyr in the Russian language
Володымырvolodymyr-

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