Volchek Surname

101,923rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,629 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Volchek Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volchek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus2,4901:3,816434
Russia1,5411:93,52611,607
Ukraine4231:107,61915,370
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Kazakhstan411:431,28033,089
Israel121:713,13647,700
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Transnistria31:158,23313,093
Georgia31:1,248,51528,066
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Volchek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volchek (Georgian: ვოლჩეკ, Russian: Волчек) is most common in Belarus. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Volchek click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volchek? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 101,923rd most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,574,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Volchek reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 83 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Belarus, where it is carried by 2,490 people, or 1 in 3,816. In Belarus it is primarily found in: Minsk, where 33 percent are found, Grodno Region, where 23 percent are found and Minsk Region, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account Belarus it exists in 26 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 33 percent are found and Ukraine, where 9 percent are found.

Volchek Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Volchek surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Volchek surname are 1.44% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 45.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Volchek earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.05% less than the national average, earning $36,224 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volcheck93106/
Voltchek9317/
Volcehek931/
Volcek9278/
Volchik861,256/
Velchek8677/
Volchyk8659/
Wolchek8628/
Valchek8622/
Volcsek861/
Volczek861/
Volchekova823/
Volchyok801,144/
Velcheck8089/
Wolcheck8024/
Volchikh8017/
Valcheck8015/
Volchick808/
Voltshek801/
Volcik77126/
Volček7772/
Valcek7718/
Volcec773/
Wolcek772/
Volzek770/
Volchkova757,094/
Woltcheck7519/
Valchik71169/
Valchyk7199/
Falchek7184/
Wolchik7181/
Walchek7165/
Wolczek7161/
Bolczek7124/
Velchik7117/
Welchek7114/
Voltšek718/
Volchikova717/
Folchyk715/
Velchyk715/
Volchykova714/
Volcsik714/
Bolchik713/
Volchic712/
Woltscheck711/
Voltsek711/
Folchik711/
Volzhik711/
Walcheck6755/
Falcheck6742/
Welcheck6739/
Wolchick6719/
Folchick6710/
Felcheck679/
Valchyok678/
Wualchek673/
Balcheck672/
Velchick671/

Volchek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volchek in the Georgian language
ვოლჩეკvolchek-
Volchek in the Russian language
Волчекvolcek-

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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
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  • 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 Volchek
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