Volkanova Surname

659,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 456 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volkanova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkanova Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3171:143,60520,070
Russia1071:1,346,94495,217
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
North Macedonia71:300,21016,548
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Volkánová (31) are calculated separately.

Volkanova Last Name Facts

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

Volkanova (Russian: Волканова) is found most in Ukraine. It may appear as: Volkánová. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkanova? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 659,458th most widely held last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 15,981,460 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Volkanova reside; 90 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 89 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Volkanova is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 317 people, or 1 in 143,605. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Odessa Oblast, where 70 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 12 percent reside and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 10 percent reside. Other than Ukraine it exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 23 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Volkanova Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Orthodox (60%) in Russia and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Volkanova surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volkanova Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkanova in the Russian language
Волкановаvolkanova-

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