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 held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkovich? popularity and diffusion

Volkovich is the 156,103rd most commonly occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,597,130 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Volkovich live; 65 percent live in Eastern Europe and 64 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Volkovich is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 1,514 people, or 1 in 95,194. In Russia Volkovich is primarily concentrated in: Omsk Oblast, where 46 percent reside, Moscow, where 7 percent reside and Saint Petersburg, where 6 percent reside. Besides Russia this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 41 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Volkovich Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is chiefly Orthodox (83%) in Russia, Orthodox (86%) in Belarus and Orthodox (87%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Volkovich surname are 8.17% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 38.6% registered to vote for the political 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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