Volchak Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volchak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volchak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2321:196,21926,600
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Volchak Last Name Facts

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

Volchak (Russian: Волчак) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Volchak.

How Common Is The Last Name Volchak? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 998,609th most widespread surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The surname Volchak is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Volchak are found; 97 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 97 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

Volchak is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 196,219. In Ukraine Volchak is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 54 percent reside, Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 7 percent reside and The Dominican Republic, where 2 percent reside.

Volchak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Volchak surname is principally Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volchack931/
Volcak925/
Volchok862,843/
Valchak86264/
Wolchak8647/
Volciak8645/
Bolchak8623/
Velchak865/
Volzhak861/
Volchakova827/
Voltchok8012/
Velchack806/
Valchake801/
Volčak7742/
Valcak7712/
Voljak778/
Volcok773/
Volzak771/
Volszczak751/
Walchak71344/
Bolczak71240/
Felchak71228/
Wolczak71148/
Balchak71129/
Wolchok71119/
Valczak7198/
Valcsak716/
Volciok711/
Welchak711/
Woilcak711/
Wolchock6745/
Balchack6720/
Walchack6710/
Valczack674/
Felchack674/
Wolsczak672/
Walcahak671/
Pholchok671/
Bolczack671/
Welchack670/

Volchak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volchak in the Russian language
Волчакvolcak-

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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 Volchak
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