Volokhova Surname
Approximately 5,423 people bear this surname
Volokhova Surname User-submission:
(Russo-Ukrainian), Son of 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.
Read More About This SurnameVolokhova Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 3,945 | 1:36,533 | 4,956 |
| Ukraine | 1,226 | 1:37,131 | 5,367 |
| Kazakhstan | 97 | 1:182,294 | 17,382 |
| Belarus | 66 | 1:143,955 | 20,075 |
| Uzbekistan | 38 | 1:813,925 | 16,450 |
| Georgia | 10 | 1:374,554 | 15,620 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 10 | 1:597,265 | 42,601 |
| United States | 6 | 1:60,409,822 | 1,028,827 |
| Armenia | 4 | 1:732,545 | 11,666 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Volokhova Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
(Russo-Ukrainian), Son of 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.
- deleted-173293The name is most likely a derivative of the animal name 'wolf'.
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Volokhova Religious Adherence
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Religious Adherence
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Volokhova Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volokhova Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Volokhova (Georgian: ვოლოხოვა, Russian: Волохова) occurs more in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Volokhova.
How Common Is The Last Name Volokhova? popularity and diffusion
It is the 88,554th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,343,822 people. Volokhova occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Volokhova live; 78 percent live in Eastern Europe and 77 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widely held in Russia, where it is borne by 3,945 people, or 1 in 36,533. In Russia it is mostly found in: Moscow, where 7 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 7 percent live and Omsk Oblast, where 6 percent live. Apart from Russia Volokhova exists in 23 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 23 percent live and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent live.
Volokhova Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Volokhova surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Russia, Orthodox (100%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (84%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Volokhova surname are 18.25% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 65.02% registered to vote for the party.
Phonetically Similar Names
Volokhova Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volokhova in the Georgian language | ||
| ვოლოხოვა | volokhova | - |
| Volokhova in the Russian language | ||
| Волохова | volohova | - |
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