Volfgan Surname
Approximately 26 people bear this surname
Volfgan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
Volfgan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volfgan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Volfgan (Russian: Вольфган) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Volfgan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volfgan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Volfgan is the 3,882,373rd most numerous surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name Volfgan is mostly found in Europe, where 81 percent of Volfgan reside; 81 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 81 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most frequently held in Russia, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 7,585,424. In Russia Volfgan is most prevalent in: Moscow, where 42 percent reside, Novosibirsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 23 percent reside and Georgia, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volfgang | 93 | 26 | / |
| Volfand | 86 | 22 | / |
| Wolfgan | 86 | 12 | / |
| Volfang | 86 | 8 | / |
| Volfane | 86 | 3 | / |
| Wolfgane | 80 | 6 | / |
| Wolfgahn | 80 | 2 | / |
| Wollfgan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Bolfan | 77 | 159 | / |
| Wolfan | 77 | 17 | / |
| Volfon | 77 | 5 | / |
| Wuolfgang | 75 | 4 | / |
| Woulfgang | 75 | 0 | / |
| Wolfean | 71 | 16 | / |
| Wolfgam | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valfant | 71 | 2 | / |
| Valfang | 71 | 1 | / |
| Balfgan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Valfank | 71 | 1 | / |
| Vohlfein | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wolffean | 67 | 0 | / |
| Wohlfant | 67 | 0 | / |
Volfgan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volfgan in the Russian language | ||
| Вольфган | volfgan | - |
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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 Volfgan
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