Volchuk Surname

539,451st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 596 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volchuk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volchuk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine4351:104,65014,963
Russia771:1,871,728119,355
Belarus661:143,95520,075
Moldova101:356,13727,160
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Volchuk Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volchuk (Russian: Волчук) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volchuk? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volchuk is the 539,451st most widely held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 12,227,426 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 91 percent of Volchuk live; 91 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 435 people, or 1 in 104,650. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Volyn Oblast, where 46 percent reside, Rivne Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 13 percent reside and Belarus, where 11 percent reside.

Volchuk Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Volchuk last name is chiefly Orthodox (80%) in Russia and Orthodox (88%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Volchuk last name are 7.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 54.55% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volschuk9310/
Volchuck936/
Volcuk921/
Valchuk865,534/
Wolchuk86170/
Bolchuk8648/
Velchuk8639/
Folchuk861/
Volchukova8240/
Wolchuck8029/
Valschuk801/
Volschukova784/
Valcuk771/
Vasylchuk756,904/
Vasilchuk753,007/
Vaselchuk7562/
Boulchouk754/
Woldschuk751/
Boulchuck750/
Woolschuk750/
Falchuk71554/
Walchuk71553/
Bulchuk71195/
Volshukova71145/
Wolchok71119/
Balchuk7165/
Wolczuk7164/
Felchuk7156/
Volchugova7149/
Bolshuk7135/
Volciuc7129/
Velchug7116/
Wulchuk7110/
Wollschuck719/
Valchukova714/
Valzhuk711/
Vassilchuk711/
Valshuk711/
Bolczuk711/
Walchuck6783/
Wolchock6745/
Balchuck6737/
Bulchuck678/
Balchouk677/
Wolshuck677/
Falchuck673/
Felchuck672/
Valciuke671/
Baltchuk671/
Valeshuk671/
Pholchok671/

Volchuk Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volchuk in the Russian language
Волчукvolcuk-

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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 Volchuk
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