Volokos Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Kazakhstan

Volokos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volokos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516

Volokos Last Name Facts

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

Volokos (Russian: Волокос) is found most in Russia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Volokos? popularity and diffusion

The surname Volokos is the 5,057,639th most prevalent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. Volokos occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Volokos are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 73 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia it is most numerous in: Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent reside, Vologda Oblast, where 33 percent reside and Moscow, where 22 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 27 percent reside and Belarus, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voulokos931/
Vouloukos8851/
Volakos86146/
Volokas865/
Valoukos8045/
Voulakos8023/
Voilakos804/
Boulokos803/
Volokash801/
Bouloukos75290/
Voulogkas7515/
Valakos71157/
Velokas7132/
Volakas7115/
Velekos715/
Volekas715/
Pholokoshe712/
Valekos711/
Folokas711/
Valiakos67199/
Baloukos6739/
Veloukas6732/
Valiokas6729/
Valoukas6720/
Volagkas673/
Valaskos673/
Boulakos671/
Velagkos671/
Vallekos671/

Volokos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volokos in the Russian language
Волокосvolokos-

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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
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  • 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 Volokos
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