Volkovs Surname

363,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 993 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Volkovs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkovs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia9611:2,133247
Estonia81:165,22626,217
England71:7,959,723202,100
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Volkovs Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volkovs (Russian: Волковс) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Volkovs.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkovs? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 363,673rd most frequently used surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 7,338,918 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Volkovs reside; 99 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Baltic Europe.

The last name Volkovs is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 961 people, or 1 in 2,133. In Latvia Volkovs is mostly concentrated in: Riga Planning Region, where 54 percent reside, Latgale, where 19 percent reside and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 13 percent reside. Other than Latvia it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in Estonia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Volkovs Last Name Statistics demography

Volkovs earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 7.38% less than the national average, earning 320,536 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volckovs9319/
Volkov92265,346/
Volkova86362,564/
Volkhov86492/
Valkovs8633/
Volckov8615/
Wolkovs8614/
Vollkov867/
Volkops864/
Volkkov864/
Voylkov863/
Volkoov863/
Bolkovs862/
Voilkov862/
Volkovė861/
Volcovs861/
Volhkov861/
Volkoiv861/
Volkoyv861/
Volkhova80486/
Volckova8039/
Vollkova807/
Vosilkov807/
Voselkov806/
Volkkova804/
Hvolkova803/
Voylkova803/
Vollkops800/
Valkov7710,982/
Bolkov771,062/
Volcov77740/
Wolkov77156/
Volkav77134/
Volkow7762/
Volkof7740/
Uolkov771/
Vasilkovs7557/
Volkovová7514/
Volkovova753/
Volkavova751/
Valkova7111,868/
Volkoff71594/
Volcova71361/
Bolkhov7185/
Uholkov7146/
Wolkova7134/
Vaslkov714/
Falkovs713/
Uolkova713/
Valkhov712/
Valkoov712/
Vólkova712/
Volkoof711/
Val'kov711/
Valkovc711/
Walkovs711/
Vasylkov671,131/
Vaselkov67214/
Uholkova6752/
Vollkopf6746/
Valkhova673/
Volkhoff672/
Vollkoff671/
Volckoff671/
Vacilkov671/

Volkovs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volkovs in the Russian language
Волковсvolkovs-

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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 Volkovs
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