Volochan Surname

1,070,546th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 232 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Volochan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volochan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1601:284,51736,588
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Transnistria61:79,11610,859
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Volochan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volochan (Russian: Волочан) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volochan? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,070,546th most numerous surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,411,836 people. The last name Volochan occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Volochan reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly held in Ukraine, where it is held by 160 people, or 1 in 284,517. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Odessa Oblast, where 74 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 6 percent reside and Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast, where 3 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent reside and Transnistria, where 3 percent reside.

Volochan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volochan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volochan in the Russian language
Волочанvolocan-

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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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