Volokha Surname

403,615th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 869 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volokha Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volokha Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine6511:69,92710,018
Russia1851:779,04464,443
Belarus151:633,40454,314
Kazakhstan131:1,360,19271,840
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Germany11:80,505,459560,955

Volokha (26) may also be a first name.

Volokha Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volokha (Russian: Волоха) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volokha? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volokha is the 403,615th most common surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. Volokha occurs predominantly in Europe, where 90 percent of Volokha are found; 90 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 90 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most widespread first name world-wide, borne by 26 people.

The surname Volokha is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 651 people, or 1 in 69,927. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kiev Oblast, where 21 percent reside, Kiev, where 17 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Ukraine this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.

Volokha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Volokha last name are 26.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 73.68% registered to vote for the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volokha Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volokha in the Russian language
Волохаvoloha-

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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 Volokha
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