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 last name Volakh (Russian: Волах) occurs more in Belarus more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Volakh? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,075,631st most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 88,872,511 people. The last name Volakh 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 last name is most widespread in Belarus, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 172,747. In Belarus it is most frequent in: Vitebsk Region, where 44 percent live, Minsk, where 33 percent live and Minsk Region, where 22 percent live. Outside of Belarus this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 20 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 5 percent live.
Volakh Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the Volakh last name is predominantly 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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