Volaye Surname
Approximately 17 people bear this surname
Volaye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
Volaye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volaye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Volaye is carried by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Volaye? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,772,636th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 59 percent of Volaye live; 59 percent live in South Asia and 59 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Volaye is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 7,678,252. In Iran it is most common in: Qom Province, where 90 percent reside and Hormozgan Province, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 41 percent reside.
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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 Volaye
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