Volonakis Surname

680,882nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 437 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Volonakis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volonakis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece3431:32,3035,022
United States711:5,105,055259,233
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Volonakis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volonakis is carried by more people in Greece than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volonakis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 680,882nd most frequent family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 16,676,306 people. The surname Volonakis is primarily found in Europe, where 80 percent of Volonakis are found; 78 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 78 percent are found in Helleno-Europe.

The last name is most common in Greece, where it is carried by 343 people, or 1 in 32,303. In Greece it is primarily found in: Attica, where 41 percent live, Crete, where 30 percent live and South Aegean, where 21 percent live. Not including Greece this surname exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Australia, where 2 percent live.

Volonakis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Volonakis surname are 28.59% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

Volonakis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 27.91% more than the national average, earning $55,190 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volonaki94175/
Velonakis89168/
Volanakis89130/
Bolonakis8935/
Volianakis841/
Volonachis841/
Volanaki8264/
Bolonaki822/
Vollianakis801/
Bolanakis78176/
Volonoski7811/
Velanakis782/
Volianaki781/
Bolanaki7194/
Volanoski6714/
Walanaki594/
Walonoski5640/
Wolonosky565/
Balanayki563/
Ballanaki563/
Vollanace561/

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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
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  • 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 Volonakis
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