Volavsek Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Austria

Volavsek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volavsek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands151:1,125,81268,885
Austria101:851,54467,454
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128

The alternate forms: Volavšek (323) are calculated separately.

Volavsek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volavsek is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Volavšek. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volavsek? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volavsek is the 2,944,094th most widespread last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Volavsek is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Volavsek are found; 80 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is held by 15 people, or 1 in 1,125,812. In The Netherlands Volavsek is most numerous in: Limburg, where 100 percent live. Beside The Netherlands Volavsek is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 23 percent live and Germany, where 23 percent live.

Volavsek Last Name Statistics demography

Volavsek earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 69.04% more than the national average, earning R 401,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volavšek96323/
Volovsek88112/
Volavseková841/
Volavchek821/
Volovšek75134/
Wolawschek671/
Wallavschek631/
Volovchyk5936/
Volovchik5916/
Walovszek591/
Volovschikova579/
Vaslavchik561/
Valovcik5023/
Bulavcik501/

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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 Volavsek
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