Volak Surname

990,978th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 259 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bosnia and Herzegovina

Volak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1411:2,570,631155,955
Bosnia and Herzegovina251:141,4569,707
Russia141:10,294,504334,277
England121:4,643,172139,951
Croatia111:384,41933,360
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Slovakia61:889,40878,715
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Volák (773) are calculated separately.

Volak (138) may also be a first name.

Volak Last Name Facts

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

Volak (Russian: Волак) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Volák. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volak? popularity and diffusion

The surname Volak is the 990,978th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 28,137,243 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Volak live; 56 percent live in North America and 56 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 787,636th most frequently held first name on earth, held by 138 people.

The last name Volak is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 141 people, or 1 in 2,570,631. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Ohio, where 40 percent live, Oklahoma, where 11 percent live and Massachusetts, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States it exists in 22 countries. It is also found in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 10 percent live and Russia, where 5 percent live.

Volak Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Volak has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Volak last name rose 1,282 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volak Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Volak last name are 5.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 58.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

Volak earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.88% less than the national average, earning $35,864 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volák93773/
Voliak91186/
Volyak91134/
Volack91102/
Volakh9182/
Vollak9129/
Volake9110/
Volaks914/
Voolak911/
Volakhe83254/
Vollack83221/
Voilaks833/
Vholhak831/
Wolak8011,313/
Valak801,856/
Volok80789/
Folak80129/
Velak809/
Volax802/
Uolak801/
Volac801/
Volag801/
Volakova7738/
Volaková771/
Volokh734,297/
Valake732,830/
Valakh731,220/
Folake73773/
Boliak73605/
Wollak73298/
Bolyak73235/
Folack73210/
Follak73141/
Woolak73126/
Bolhak7392/
Folyak7363/
Wolack7353/
Voleac7350/
Valyak7340/
Volock7339/
Valaik7335/
Vallak7328/
Voylok7319/
Valack7318/
Foliak7314/
Vollák7311/
Valiak7310/
Valaks738/
Velhak737/
Foelak737/
Voloke732/
Bolaik732/
Bohlak732/
Boylak731/
Vollag731/
Wolake731/
Velakk731/
Valask731/
Valaak731/
Volauc731/
Foulak731/
Fotlak731/
Voslag731/
Volyakova7155/
Voylakova712/
Volackova712/
Voilakova712/
Bollack67449/
Wollack67187/
Follack6756/
Vallack6754/
Valaske6749/
Valacık6747/
Valakhe6729/
Vollaug6728/
Vallask6725/
Bolhack6714/
Valaike6712/
Boulakh6710/
Vallake677/
Voloske675/
Boulhak674/
Valyakh673/
Boulaik673/
Valhake672/
Velahak672/
Wolliak672/
Bouhlak672/
Woulake672/
Phoolak672/
Wojtlak671/
Foulake671/
Vollock671/
Valasck671/
Vaslyak671/
Foolake671/
Woylack671/
Boulack671/
Follake671/
Woitlak671/
Velhack670/
Woelack670/

Volak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volak in the Russian language
Волакvolak-

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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 Volak
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