Vodyanoy Surname

835,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 330 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Vodyanoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vodyanoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2851:505,69546,498
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Belarus111:863,73365,346
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Vodyanoy (21) may also be a first name.

Vodyanoy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vodyanoy (Russian: Водяной) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Vodyanoy.

How Common Is The Last Name Vodyanoy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 835,661st most frequently used last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 22,083,472 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Vodyanoy live; 77 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Vodyanoy is also the 2,368,944th most frequently used given name worldwide It is held by 21 people.

The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is carried by 285 people, or 1 in 505,695. In Russia Vodyanoy is mostly concentrated in: Belgorod Oblast, where 15 percent live, Moscow, where 12 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 8 percent live. Apart from Russia it occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live and Belarus, where 3 percent live.

Vodyanoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Vodyanoy last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (60%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vodyanoy surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 51.72% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vodyannoy9411/
Vodyany933/
Vodyanyy8838/
Vodyanoi887/
Vodyaniy882/
Vodyanaya82212/
Vodyanych823/
Vodiany804/
Vodyana804/
Vedyano801/
Vodyannaya781/
Vodianoi75361/
Vadyanoi751/
Woodianoy713/
Vodjanojs711/
Voddyonoh711/
Wodyana6726/
Vodiani6718/
Wodiany679/
Vodiane678/
Bodyana675/
Vodjani674/
Vadiano674/
Bodyane674/
Bodyono673/
Vediano671/
Vadyani671/
Vadyane671/

Vodyanoy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vodyanoy in the Russian language
Водянойvodanoj-

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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
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  • 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 Vodyanoy
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