Volkonskaya Surname

200,299th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,084 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Volkonskaya Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkonskaya Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,9371:74,4059,533
Belarus941:101,07515,367
Kazakhstan331:535,83338,572
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Volkonskaya Last Name Facts

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

Volkonskaya (Russian: Волконская) is held by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkonskaya? popularity and diffusion

It is the 200,299th most commonly occurring surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 3,496,903 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Volkonskaya reside; 83 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 82 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Volkonskaya is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 1,937 people, or 1 in 74,405. In Russia Volkonskaya is most numerous in: Moscow, where 29 percent are found, Saint Petersburg, where 12 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 3 percent are found. Barring Russia this surname is found in 14 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 5 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent are found.

Volkonskaya Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Volkonskaya last name is predominantly Orthodox (86%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus and Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Volkonskaya are 2.02% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 48.79% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volkonskaya Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkonskaya in the Russian language
Волконскаяvolkonskaa-

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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 Volkonskaya
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