Volokh Surname

108,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,297 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volokh Surname User-submission:

(Russo-Ukrainian), The Vlach/Wallachian (Romanian); A term originally meaning foreigner used to refer to Celto-Romans in Germanic and also occasionally Slavic (Welsh, Wallonian, Cornwall, Gaul, etc.,) - Sometimes this term was a synonym for a shepherd.

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Volokh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,2961:19,8272,749
Russia1,4091:102,28712,565
Belarus3521:26,9924,659
Kazakhstan861:205,61018,983
United States631:5,753,316282,354
Uzbekistan441:702,93514,831
Israel141:611,26042,949
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Moldova81:445,17130,722
Georgia41:936,38624,100
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427

Volokh Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Russo-Ukrainian), The Vlach/Wallachian (Romanian); A term originally meaning foreigner used to refer to Celto-Romans in Germanic and also occasionally Slavic (Welsh, Wallonian, Cornwall, Gaul, etc.,) - Sometimes this term was a synonym for a shepherd.

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The name is most likely a derivative of the animal name 'wolf'.

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Volokh Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volokh (Georgian: ვოლოხ, Russian: Волох) is found most in Ukraine. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volokh? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volokh is the 108,343rd most widely held family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,695,961 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Volokh live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

This last name is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is borne by 2,296 people, or 1 in 19,827. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Volyn Oblast, where 15 percent live, Chernihiv Oblast, where 8 percent live and Kiev, where 7 percent live. Besides Ukraine this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent live and Belarus, where 8 percent live.

Volokh Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Orthodox (82%) in Russia, Orthodox (91%) in Belarus and Orthodox (91%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Volokh last name are 22.2% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 68.97% registered to vote for the party.

Volokh earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 10.87% more than the national average, earning $47,841 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volok91789/
Voloch83392/
Bolokh83166/
Volakh8382/
Volock8339/
Voylok8319/
Voloke832/
Valokh832/
Velokh831/
Volokhova805,423/
Volakhe77254/
Voloche7743/
Volloch777/
Voloske775/
Uollokh772/
Volough771/
Vollock771/
Voylokhova751/
Volák73773/
Volak73259/
Wolok73180/
Voloc73146/
Voloj73110/
Folok7358/
Volog7333/
Valok7333/
Velok732/
Volokova71179/
Bouloukh712/
Vouloske711/
Bolyok'h711/
Volloick711/
Valakh671,220/
Voylokova67744/
Woloch67339/
Volooj67213/
Voliak67186/
Volyak67134/
Boloch67120/
Volack67102/
Bologh67100/
Volochová6791/
Voilokova6784/
Bolhok6780/
Wolock6759/
Valyok6729/
Vollak6729/
Volach6728/
Woloks6723/
Velock6722/
Valoch6716/
Vollák6711/
Volochova6710/
Volake6710/
Foloke676/
Volouj675/
Wolhok675/
Boulok675/
Volaks674/
Uolock673/
Valiok673/
Wolosk672/
Volockova672/
Volohkova671/
Voolak671/
Valook671/
Boulhoukh671/
Folock671/
Woloke671/
Valoke671/
Boylok671/
Valokhova671/
Wolook670/

Volokh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volokh in the Georgian language
ვოლოხvolokh-
Volokh in the Russian language
Волохvoloh-

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