Volkoff Surname

540,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 594 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Australia

Volkoff Surname User-submission:

The name is most likely a derivative of the animal name 'wolf'.

Volkoff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia2051:703,03959,725
United States1901:1,907,679123,720
France731:909,900105,096
Australia671:402,92132,505
Belarus181:527,83748,523
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Volkoff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name is most likely a derivative of the animal name 'wolf'.

- pipipupu

Volkoff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volkoff (Russian: Волкофф) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkoff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 540,721st most prevalent surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 12,268,596 people. Volkoff is mostly found in Europe, where 47 percent of Volkoff are found; 34 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 33 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 703,039. In Russia Volkoff is primarily found in: Moscow, where 29 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 13 percent live and Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 7 percent live. Outside of Russia this surname exists in 22 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 32 percent live and France, where 12 percent live.

Volkoff Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Volkoff surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States Volkoff are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 27.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Volkoff earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 32.05% more than the national average, earning $56,980 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.52% more than the national average, earning $58,388 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volkhoff932/
Vollkoff931/
Volckoff931/
Volkof9240/
Wolkoff86814/
Volcoff8685/
Folkoff8633/
Valkoff8623/
Volkoof861/
Bolkoff861/
Valkhoff80153/
Vollkopf8046/
Wollkoff802/
Volkov77265,346/
Volkow7762/
Volcof7723/
Folkof777/
Wolkof776/
Vaselkoff751/
Volkova71362,564/
Volkovs71993/
Volkhov71492/
Falkoff71286/
Valkhof71200/
Wolcoff71119/
Walkoff7155/
Hvalkof7139/
Valcoff7127/
Volckov7115/
Vollkov717/
Balkoff715/
Volkkov714/
Volkoov713/
Voylkov713/
Voilkov712/
Wolkoft711/
Volkovė711/
Volkoiv711/
Volhkov711/
Volkoyv711/
Bolcoff710/
Volkhova67486/
Walkhoff67185/
Wollkopf6774/
Volckova6739/
Wohlkopf6729/
Volckovs6719/
Balkhoff678/
Vasilkof678/
Vosilkov677/
Vollkova677/
Voselkov676/
Volkkova674/
Hvolkova673/
Voylkova673/
Walckoff671/
Walkoffe671/
Faulkoff671/

Volkoff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkoff in the Russian language
Волкоффvolkoff-

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