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

The surname Volokos (Russian: Волокос) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volokos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Volokos live; 73 percent live in Eastern Europe and 73 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 16,013,673. In Russia Volokos is most numerous in: Saint Petersburg, where 33 percent are found, Vologda Oblast, where 33 percent are found and Moscow, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Russia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 27 percent are found and Belarus, where 13 percent are found.

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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volokos
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