Volkanov Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volkanov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkanov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2861:159,17022,047
Russia1901:758,54263,193
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Volkanov Last Name Facts

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

Volkanov (Russian: Волканов) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkanov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 622,538th most commonly held family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Volkanov are found; 91 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 91 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Ukraine, where it is held by 286 people, or 1 in 159,170. In Ukraine Volkanov is most common in: Odessa Oblast, where 67 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Apart from Ukraine this last name is found in 10 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 39 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 1 percent are found.

Volkanov Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Volkanov surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 63.64% being registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volkanov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkanov in the Russian language
Волкановvolkanov-

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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 Volkanov
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