Volkovich Surname

156,103rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,806 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Volkovich Surname User-submission:

(Russian) Patronymic from 'wolf'. Volkovich means 'son of a wolf'. It is also an Ashkenazi Jewish surname.

Volkovich Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,5141:95,19411,793
Belarus1,1571:8,2121,184
United States441:8,237,703362,142
Moldova181:197,85418,761
Israel171:503,39037,521
Transnistria141:33,9075,291
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Kyrgyzstan71:853,23652,732
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873

Volkovich Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Russian) Patronymic from 'wolf'. Volkovich means 'son of a wolf'. It is also an Ashkenazi Jewish surname.

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Volkovich Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volkovich (Georgian: ვოლკოვიჩ, Russian: Волкович) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of Volkovich click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkovich? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volkovich is the 156,103rd most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,597,130 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Volkovich reside; 65 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 64 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 1,514 people, or 1 in 95,194. In Russia Volkovich is most numerous in: Omsk Oblast, where 46 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside. Apart from Russia it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Volkovich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Volkovich are 8.17% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 38.6% being registered with the party.

Volkovich earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.38% less than the national average, earning $38,238 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volkovitch959/
Volkhovich955/
Volkovic9416/
Volkovih941/
Volkovitsch904/
Valkovich89829/
Volkovych89703/
Volkevich89125/
Volcovich8939/
Volkovics8935/
Wolkovich8932/
Bolkovich899/
Volkavich896/
Vulkovich892/
Folkovich892/
Volkovish891/
Volkovi884/
Wolkovitch847/
Volkhovych844/
Valkovitch843/
Vulckovich842/
Volkavitch842/
Valkhovich841/
Volkhevich841/
Bolkhovich841/
Volkeevich841/
Volhkovych841/
Volkovič82177/
Volkovoi82160/
Valkovic82123/
Volkovyi8287/
Bolkovic8274/
Volkoviy821/
Volcovic821/
Wolkovitsch806/
Falkovich78500/
Valkevich78371/
Valkovych78242/
Valkovics7895/
Walkovich7873/
Volcovici7854/
Wolkowich7839/
Balkovich7837/
Valcovich7825/
Volcovics7817/
Volkevych7816/
Valkavich7815/
Bulkovich7812/
Volkovitz7812/
Wolkovicz7812/
Volkovykh7810/
Bolkovics788/
Folkevich785/
Volkhovoi784/
Volkovits783/
Valkovicz783/
Wolcovich783/
Wolkavich781/
Volkovičs781/
Valkowich780/
Volkovicsová7614/
Volkovy7561/
Valkovi753/
Volkavi751/
Valkavitch7437/
Wolcovitch744/
Volkovaitė744/
Wolkowitch742/
Volhkevych742/
Valkovič71412/
Valković71336/
Volkovoy71297/
Balkovic71143/
Volkoboi7193/
Valkovoi7185/
Valkovyi7167/
Bolkovec7161/
Bolković7153/
Bolkovič7135/
Válkovec7129/
Valkovec7121/
Valcovic7119/
Bolkovoi7112/
Walkovic718/
Volkovaa717/
Bolkovyi715/
Volkoova712/
Volkovyy712/
Volkobei712/
Valkoviy711/
Volkover711/
Wolkowic711/
Volkovoa711/
Vasylkovych7055/
Valkovicova7035/
Wolkowitsch7027/
Vasilcovich7018/
Valkovicová703/
Volkovičová703/
Wallkovitch701/
Falckovitch701/
Basilkovich701/
Wolkowicz67870/
Volkovets67566/
Volkovaya67347/
Valkevych67174/
Falkovych6794/
Wolkovitz6737/
Balkovics6736/
Walkovicz6731/
Walkowich6727/
Falkevich6724/
Walkovics6724/
Valkovits6717/
Volkowitz6712/
Wolkovits6711/
Falkowich6710/
Volkhover6710/
Balkavich676/
Balkovych675/
Volcovitz673/
Folkevych673/
Volkhovoy672/
Valkovicsová672/
Volkovojs672/
Valkovies671/
Valkovitz671/
Valkovicsova671/
Wolkoviez671/
Bolkovits671/
Balkovicz671/
Falcovich671/
Valkovecs671/
Valcovici670/

Volkovich Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkovich in the Georgian language
ვოლკოვიჩvolkovich-
Volkovich in the Russian language
Волковичvolkovic-

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