Volnykh Surname

262,895th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,491 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Russia

Volnykh Surname User-submission:

The surname Volnykh or Volnich means 'light' or 'enlightend' in Slavic languages.

Volnykh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,2481:115,48313,904
Kazakhstan1201:147,35414,841
Ukraine961:474,19555,156
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Azerbaijan41:2,412,28025,948
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786

Volnykh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Volnykh or Volnich means 'light' or 'enlightend' in Slavic languages.

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Volnykh Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volnykh (Russian: Вольных) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volnykh? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 262,895th most frequently occurring last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 4,887,690 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 56 percent of Volnykh live; 47 percent live in North Asia and 47 percent live in Slavic North Asia.

Volnykh is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 1,248 people, or 1 in 115,483. In Russia Volnykh is most prevalent in: Altai Krai, where 35 percent live, Samara Oblast, where 8 percent live and Moscow, where 5 percent live. Other than Russia this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent live and Ukraine, where 6 percent live.

Volnykh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Volnykh surname is predominantly Orthodox (89%) in Russia.

In The United States those holding the Volnykh surname are 8.66% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 55.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volnyk9214/
Bolnykh86515/
Volnych8612/
Volnikh868/
Volnik77266/
Volnek7730/
Volník7720/
Volnyj7711/
Bolnyk774/
Valnyk772/
Volnykova7534/
Volnich7152/
Balnykh7146/
Volnick7123/
Uholnyk7111/
Valnych715/
Volneck714/
Bolnekh712/
Volynnykova678/
Volynnik673/
Voselnik671/

Volnykh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volnykh in the Russian language
Вольныхvolnyh-

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