Voleva Surname
Approximately 154 people bear this surname
Voleva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bulgaria | 73 | 1:95,601 | 5,798 |
| Ukraine | 49 | 1:929,035 | 88,842 |
| Russia | 30 | 1:4,804,102 | 217,805 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Voleva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voleva Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Voleva (Russian: Волева) is held by more people in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Voleva? popularity and diffusion
Voleva is the 1,409,418th most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. The last name Voleva occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Voleva live; 49 percent live in Eastern Europe and 49 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
Voleva is most frequent in Bulgaria, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 95,601. In Bulgaria it is primarily found in: Sofia City Province, where 49 percent reside, Sofia Province, where 23 percent reside and Kyustendil Province, where 21 percent reside. Excluding Bulgaria this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Ukraine, where 32 percent reside and Russia, where 19 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Voleva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Voleva in the Russian language | ||
| Волева | voleva | - |
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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 Voleva
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