Volga Surname

363,083rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 995 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Volga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6741:213,83223,306
France1161:572,61077,014
Turkey711:1,096,07648,094
United States281:12,944,962483,512
Estonia231:57,47010,794
India161:47,941,586492,263
Belarus141:678,64756,781
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Volga (1,257) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volgas9124/
Volgay919/
Volgah912/
Volgai911/
Vholga911/
Vola8910,984/
Volynga8311/
Volgass831/
Volgais831/
Volya804,058/
Folga801,431/
Volau80954/
Volha80490/
Volia80463/
Volla80416/
Voula80411/
Volaš80394/
Volat80391/
Volaj80382/
Valga80285/
Voila80275/
Vuola80272/
Volay80268/
Volas80245/
Voola80146/
Bolga80138/
Vohla80102/
Votla8077/
Wolga8073/
Volah8031/
Vhola8029/
Voloa8015/
Volai8013/
Volea809/
Volaz808/
Volgo807/
Volaa805/
Volad801/
Volač801/
Válga801/
Vollenga7774/
Vollinga7719/
Valgas731,362/
Boulga731,148/
Vootla73890/
Voleau73193/
Voladh73151/
Voolla73142/
Voulaz73132/
Folęga73114/
Vollat73107/
Voilas7395/
Foulga7391/
Válega7366/
Bolgaz7365/
Vollas7358/
Bolnga7358/
Volait7354/
Vollai7354/
Vollay7351/
Vuolas7350/
Wolgat7344/
Volhai7335/
Folgoa7334/
Volach7328/
Voulas7328/
Vholap7316/
Voulat7312/
Vojlay7310/
Vollya737/
Vojjla737/
Valgat737/
Voilla736/
Volgot735/
Voutla734/
Volias734/
Voulla734/
Voglia734/
Volaha733/
Volash732/
Bolgad732/
Valgaz732/
Vollah732/
Woulga732/
Wolgau732/
Volajs732/
Bolgas732/
Bolgah731/
Vollap731/
Vottla731/
Voylay731/
Voyloa731/
Voojla731/
Vooyla731/
Vaalga731/
Voulia731/
Voleah731/
Voilah731/
Volgoi731/
Voilat731/
Voilau731/
Valgha731/
Voolas731/
Volast731/
Folgôa731/
Follga731/
Bolgai731/
Buolga731/
Voleas731/
Wolgad731/
Bolgat731/
Volatz730/
Vollad730/
Vala67149,444/
Bola6737,098/
Wola673,309/
Bolenga672,960/
Bolinga672,337/
Volo672,178/
Valenga671,097/
Vollath67546/
Voillat67299/
Uola67296/
Vosilla67242/
Wolinga67223/
Vollais67187/
Voolaid67180/
Boulgha67173/
Vála67124/
Vocella67123/
Bolghad67102/
Votilla6730/
Voileau6728/
Vollaud6725/
Bolgatz6717/
Bolgach6715/
Boulgai6710/
Folenga679/
Bolghat679/
Volgost677/
Voilhas677/
Vollach676/
Valghad676/
Vootlla674/
Voggila673/
Valinga673/
Vállega673/
Vallgas672/
Valynga672/
Volaova671/
Vwollah671/
Wolgash671/
Valgach671/
Vocilla671/
Vollast671/
Votella671/
Voullat671/
Välinga671/
Foulgat671/
Boullga671/
Boulgay671/
Boulgaz671/
Pholnga671/
Volhath671/
Vollatz670/

Volga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volga in the Georgian language
ვოლგაvolga-
Volga in the Hindi language
वोल्गाvolga-
Volga in the Marathi language
वॉलगाvolaga-
Volga in the Russian language
Волгаvolga-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volga
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