Volaš Surname
Approximately 394 people bear this surname
Volaš Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 223 | 1:15,858 | 2,968 |
| Serbia | 110 | 1:64,954 | 5,932 |
| Slovenia | 51 | 1:48,778 | 8,198 |
| Croatia | 9 | 1:469,845 | 36,710 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Volas (245) are calculated separately.
Volaš Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volaš Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Volaš (Hindi: वोलस, Marathi: वॉलस) is more frequently found in Bosnia and Herzegovina than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Volas. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Volaš? popularity and diffusion
Volaš is the 734,496th most commonly held last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 18,496,309 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Volaš reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 100 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.
This last name is most widely held in Bosnia and Herzegovina, where it is carried by 223 people, or 1 in 15,858. In Bosnia and Herzegovina it is primarily found in: Republika Srpska, where 70 percent are found and Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, where 30 percent are found. Apart from Bosnia and Herzegovina this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 28 percent are found and Slovenia, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Volaš Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volaš in the Hindi language | ||
| वोलस | volasa | - |
| Volaš in the Marathi language | ||
| वॉलस | volasa | 50 |
| िवलास | ivalasa | 33.33 |
| वोलास | volasa | 16.67 |
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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 Volaš
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