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 carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may also be found as: Volavšek. Click here to see other potential spellings of Volavsek.

How Common Is The Last Name Volavsek? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,944,094th most frequently occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. The last name Volavsek is primarily found in Europe, where 84 percent of Volavsek reside; 80 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,125,812. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 100 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Austria, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 23 percent reside.

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
  • 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 Volavsek
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