Volavšek Surname
Approximately 323 people bear this surname
Volavšek Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Slovenia | 320 | 1:7,774 | 1,744 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
The alternate forms: Volavsek (44) are calculated separately.
Volavšek Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volavšek Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Volavšek has its highest incidence in Slovenia. It can also be found as: Volavsek. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Volavšek? popularity and diffusion
Volavšek is the 847,909th most common surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,562,062 people. The surname Volavšek occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Volavšek reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most frequently held in Slovenia, where it is held by 320 people, or 1 in 7,774. In Slovenia it is most numerous in: Savinja, where 49 percent are found, Central Slovenia, where 20 percent are found and Drava, where 16 percent are found. Other than Slovenia it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volavsek | 96 | 44 | / |
| Volovšek | 88 | 134 | / |
| Volavchek | 82 | 1 | / |
| Volovsek | 75 | 112 | / |
| Volavseková | 74 | 1 | / |
| Volovchyk | 59 | 36 | / |
| Volovchik | 59 | 16 | / |
| Vaslavchik | 56 | 1 | / |
| Wolawschek | 56 | 1 | / |
| Wallavschek | 53 | 1 | / |
| Valovcik | 50 | 23 | / |
| Bulavcik | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Volavšek
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