Volkh Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Volkh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia171:8,477,827301,506
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230

Volkh Last Name Facts

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

Volkh (Russian: Вольх) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Volkh click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkh? popularity and diffusion

Volkh is the 4,532,898th most frequently occurring family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname Volkh occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Volkh live; 89 percent live in Eastern Europe and 89 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Volkh is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 8,477,827. In Russia it is primarily found in: Moscow, where 41 percent live, Chuvash Republic, where 18 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent live. Other than Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 5 percent live and Colombia, where 5 percent live.

Volkh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Volkh last name is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Russia.

In The United States Volkh are 6.77% more likely to be registered with the Other Party than the national average, with 40% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volk8974,069/
Volke802,407/
Volck80318/
Volch8072/
Valkh8020/
Voulk8013/
Vohlk806/
Volkt802/
Voilk801/
Voylk801/
Volgh801/
Volkk801/
Volkhova77486/
Volcke73459/
Volhøj7319/
Volche7312/
Vosilk738/
Folkhe734/
Valkhe731/
Vohlke731/
Voslch731/
Vollch731/
Volhlk730/
Voulck730/
Volkova67362,564/
Folk679,888/
Valk678,645/
Wolk676,377/
Volková671,468/
Volc67152/
Volg6759/
Volx675/
Voycilk673/
Voulhøj671/
Volj671/

Volkh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkh in the Russian language
Вольхvolh-

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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 Volkh
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