Volga Surname
Approximately 995 people bear this surname
Volga Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 674 | 1:213,832 | 23,306 |
| France | 116 | 1:572,610 | 77,014 |
| Turkey | 71 | 1:1,096,076 | 48,094 |
| United States | 28 | 1:12,944,962 | 483,512 |
| Estonia | 23 | 1:57,470 | 10,794 |
| India | 16 | 1:47,941,586 | 492,263 |
| Belarus | 14 | 1:678,647 | 56,781 |
| Kazakhstan | 12 | 1:1,473,541 | 75,349 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Spain | 9 | 1:5,194,671 | 82,436 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Romania | 4 | 1:5,019,468 | 62,922 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Volga (1,257) may also be a first name.
Volga Demographics
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Volga Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volga Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Volga (Georgian: ვოლგა, Hindi: वोल्गा, Marathi: वॉलगा, Russian: Волга) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Volga click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volga? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 363,083rd most frequent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 7,324,167 people. Volga occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Volga are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 222,650th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 1,257 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Russia, where it is held by 674 people, or 1 in 213,832. In Russia Volga is most frequent in: Krasnodar Krai, where 14 percent live, Volgograd Oblast, where 13 percent live and Moscow, where 11 percent live. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 21 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent live and Turkey, where 7 percent live.
Volga Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Volga has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Volga surname increased 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Volga Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (98%) in Russia and Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Volga last name are 7.92% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 54.69% registered with the political party.
Volga earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.69% less than the national average, earning $41,556 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Volga Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volga in the Georgian language | ||
| ვოლგა | volga | - |
| Volga in the Hindi language | ||
| वोल्गा | volga | - |
| Volga in the Marathi language | ||
| वॉलगा | volaga | - |
| Volga in the Russian language | ||
| Волга | volga | - |
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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 Volga
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