Volakh Surname
Approximately 82 people bear this surname
Volakh Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belarus | 55 | 1:172,747 | 22,906 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Volakh Demographics
Volakh Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Religious Adherence
in Belarus
Volakh Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volakh Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Volakh (Russian: Волах) is carried by more people in Belarus than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volakh? popularity and diffusion
The last name Volakh is the 2,075,631st most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 88,872,511 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Volakh live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 87 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Belarus, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 172,747. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Vitebsk Region, where 44 percent are found, Minsk, where 33 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 22 percent are found. Barring Belarus this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 20 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent are found.
Volakh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Belarus.
Phonetically Similar Names
Volakh Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volakh in the Russian language | ||
| Волах | volah | - |
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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 Volakh
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