Volodja Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Estonia

Volodja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volodja Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Israel11:8,557,634182,558

Volodja (126) may also be a first name.

Volodja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volodja is found most in Russia. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Volodja.

How Common Is The Last Name Volodja? popularity and diffusion

Volodja is the 5,812,366th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Volodja are found; 82 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 829,183rd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 126 people.

The surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 24,020,509. In Russia it is primarily found in: Kaluga Oblast, where 67 percent are found, Moscow, where 17 percent are found and Saint Petersburg, where 17 percent are found. Apart from Russia Volodja exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 18 percent are found and Belarus, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voloja923/
Volodya86661/
Volodia8622/
Wolodja862/
Volodea861/
Volodjo861/
Valodja861/
Volodyaa8065/
Voloudia801/
Valoja7714/
Voloza777/
Volosa774/
Voloca771/
Boladja71267/
Valodia71155/
Valodya7129/
Wolojay7120/
Volodco716/
Valadja715/
Voladya714/
Bolodjo712/
Wolojai712/
Wolodji712/
Bolodya711/
Valloja711/
Wolodjo711/
Volozai711/
Valooja711/
Folodia711/
Bolodia711/
Volosach671,097/
Baloudja672/
Wolojaha671/
Bouladja671/
Waloudja671/
Volosats671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Volodja
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