Volochay Surname

670,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 446 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Volochay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volochay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia3711:388,47237,738
Kazakhstan541:327,45426,941
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Volochay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volochay (Russian: Волочай) is found in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Volochay.

How Common Is The Last Name Volochay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volochay is the 670,508th most widely held surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Volochay reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 69 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Volochay is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 371 people, or 1 in 388,472. In Russia it is most frequent in: Rostov Oblast, where 14 percent reside, Krasnodar Krai, where 10 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 7 percent reside. Other than Russia this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 12 percent reside and Canada, where 1 percent reside.

Volochay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (100%) in Russia and Catholic (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Volochay last name are 18.09% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 64.86% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volochai881,375/
Volochyi88808/
Volochiy8852/
Volochey8815/
Valochay884/
Voloca861/
Volokha80869/
Voloche8043/
Velocha8031/
Volosha8025/
Voloshy802/
Valocha802/
Valochy801/
Volosach751,097/
Volokhai7521/
Wolochat759/
Woloshay759/
Volochii754/
Valochai752/
Volgosha751/
Balochay751/
Volochoi751/
Volocheu751/
Volotchi751/
Volozaya751/
Boloca71727/
Voloshich7126/
Volosy7121/
Wolochacz719/
Voloshych718/
Voloza717/
Wolociuha716/
Volosa714/
Voloja713/
Valocy712/
Voloshyts712/
Voloci712/
Balocahay711/
Voloşa711/
Valecha675,884/
Volasoa675,433/
Walocha67985/
Bolosha67656/
Bolacha67127/
Valachy67113/
Valochi6759/
Valacha6752/
Balocay6750/
Velacha6744/
Balocha6741/
Bolochi6727/
Velecha6726/
Veloche6720/
Boyloca6715/
Wolotschaj6713/
Bolokha6711/
Volasay6711/
Velochi6710/
Valokha6710/
Wolosay679/
Valosay678/
Boloche678/
Valoczy677/
Wolochi676/
Volosyi676/
Voloczi676/
Valoche676/
Woloche676/
Volosey676/
Voloshi675/
Bolozhy675/
Valoshy673/
Folecha672/
Folochi671/
Bolocoa671/
Voleche671/
Bolozha671/
Volachi671/
Bolojay671/
Bolocoy671/
Valoyca671/
Valocsa671/
Velechy671/
Volhage671/
Volozai671/
Wolotschai671/

Volochay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volochay in the Russian language
Волочайvolocaj-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volochay
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