Volkow Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Volkow Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volkow Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia201:7,206,153275,629
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Volkow Last Name Facts

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

Volkow is more commonly found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volkow? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 53 percent of Volkow reside; 53 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 7,206,153. In Russia Volkow is most prevalent in: Samara Oblast, where 25 percent live, Moscow, where 15 percent live and Saint Petersburg, where 15 percent live. Other than Russia Volkow exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 23 percent live and Canada, where 19 percent live.

Volkow Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Volkow are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Volkow earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 34.24% more than the national average, earning $57,922 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.47% less than the national average, earning $46,469 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volkov83265,346/
Wolkow83537/
Volkof8340/
Folkow8322/
Bolkow836/
Volcow834/
Volkova77362,564/
Volkovs77993/
Volkoff77594/
Volkhov77492/
Wolkowa7754/
Volckov7715/
Bolckow7713/
Vollkov777/
Volkkov774/
Voylkov773/
Volkoov773/
Voilkov772/
Wolckow772/
Volhkov771/
Volkoiv771/
Volkoof771/
Volkoyv771/
Volkovė771/
Folkowa770/
Volkhova71486/
Vollkopf7146/
Volckova7139/
Volckovs7119/
Vollkova717/
Vosilkov717/
Voselkov716/
Volkkova714/
Hvolkova713/
Voylkova713/
Volkhoff712/
Vollkoff711/
Volckoff711/
Valkov6710,982/
Bolkov671,062/
Volcov67740/
Balkow67387/
Wulkow67363/
Walkow67278/
Wolkov67156/
Volkav67134/
Falkow67112/
Bulkow6743/
Wolcow6725/
Volcof6723/
Folkov6717/
Vulkov6715/
Volkovová6714/
Folkof677/
Wolkof676/
Voellkopf673/
Volkovova673/
Wolkaw672/
Volcob671/
Bolków671/
Uolkov671/
Volkuv671/
Volkavova671/
Wołkow671/

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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 Volkow
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