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 surname Volokha (Russian: Волоха) is more frequently found in Ukraine than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volokha? popularity and diffusion

The surname Volokha is the 403,615th most widespread family name globally, borne by around 1 in 8,386,129 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Volokha live; 90 percent live in Eastern Europe and 90 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,084,397th most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 26 people.

This last name is most numerous in Ukraine, where it is held by 651 people, or 1 in 69,927. In Ukraine it is mostly concentrated in: Kiev Oblast, where 21 percent are found, Kiev, where 17 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Ukraine this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent are found and Belarus, where 2 percent are found.

Volokha Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Orthodox (95%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Volokha are 26.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 73.68% being registered to vote for the political 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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