Volchov Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Armenia

Volchov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volchov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Volchov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volchov (Russian: Волчов) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volchov? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly used family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Volchov occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Volchov are found; 80 percent are found in North Asia and 80 percent are found in Slavic North Asia.

The surname Volchov is most common in Russia, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 36,030,764. In Russia Volchov is primarily found in: Tyumen Oblast, where 75 percent reside and Primorsky Krai, where 25 percent reside. Besides Russia Volchov occurs in one country. It is also found in Armenia, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volcov92740/
Volkhov86492/
Valchov86116/
Volchev86109/
Velchov8690/
Bolchov8615/
Volzhov864/
Volshov862/
Volkhova80486/
Valchova8099/
Volchoff8057/
Volschow8048/
Volzhova8012/
Bolchova806/
Volshova803/
Bolschov802/
Volchaev801/
Vulchova801/
Valcov77128/
Wolcov7724/
Volcof7723/
Vâlcov774/
Volcow774/
Volsov772/
Volcob771/
Volzov771/
Valchev718,234/
Velchev713,308/
Bolshov712,641/
Bolkhov7185/
Volcoff7185/
Voltsov7121/
Wolchow7114/
Balchov7113/
Bolchow715/
Volsova714/
Valzhov712/
Vulkhov712/
Valkhov712/
Volesov712/
Valshov711/
Volzova711/
Valciov711/
Bolkhova6759/
Velchoff6751/
Boleshov6722/
Balchova6718/
Pholchob6714/
Voltsova678/
Valshova677/
Valkhova673/
Volesova672/
Volkhoff672/
Bolchhob671/
Bolchoff671/
Wolschow671/

Volchov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volchov in the Russian language
Волчовvolcov-

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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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  • 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 Volchov
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