Volos Surname

102,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,590 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2,7081:16,8102,280
Russia1,3001:110,86413,436
Belarus1661:57,2359,714
Greece1091:101,64917,100
Romania741:271,32325,089
Cyprus501:17,6982,023
United States331:10,983,604436,696
France261:2,554,720189,486
Kazakhstan251:707,30046,975
Moldova161:222,58620,292
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
England151:3,714,537119,675
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Transnistria21:237,35016,204
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

The alternate forms: Vološ (8) & Voloș (4) are calculated separately.

Volos (20) may also be a first name.

Volos Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volos (Russian: Волос) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant: Vološ or Voloș. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Volos? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 102,593rd most frequently used family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 1,587,701 people. The surname Volos occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Volos live; 85 percent live in Eastern Europe and 83 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 20 people.

The surname Volos is most frequently used in Ukraine, where it is held by 2,708 people, or 1 in 16,810. In Ukraine it is mostly found in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 30 percent are found, Lviv Oblast, where 23 percent are found and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Ukraine it exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.

Volos Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Volos last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (89%) in Belarus, Syriac Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (61%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Volos surname are 9.04% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 55.81% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Volos earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 30.28% more than the national average, earning $56,213 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.35% more than the national average, earning $50,852 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vološ938/
Voloș934/
Volosh9154/
Volosz9111/
Volois917/
Voulos912/
Volohs912/
Voylos911/
Volost911/
Volo892,178/
Voulios8328/
Voylosh835/
Volosch832/
Bolos807,187/
Vuolo803,083/
Velos802,008/
Volot80497/
Wolos80378/
Valos80331/
Volou80277/
Volas80245/
Volio80230/
Voloh80202/
Vollo80160/
Voloc80146/
Voylo80112/
Voloj80110/
Voulo8095/
Voilo8075/
Volod8065/
Folos8057/
Voolo8022/
Voloa8015/
Volgo807/
Voloy805/
Voloz804/
Vélos803/
Volop802/
Voloi802/
Voloo802/
Voluo801/
Volyo801/
Volosova771,323/
Volosová777/
Valois7313,632/
Vosloo739,339/
Boulos738,815/
Bolous73598/
Valios73569/
Voloch73392/
Wolosz73315/
Vollot73297/
Wolose73268/
Bollos73241/
Volooj73213/
Vallos73202/
Voulot73189/
Vuollo73188/
Follos73186/
Bolyos73178/
Vosloh73163/
Velios73135/
Valoys73130/
Folose73129/
Voilas7395/
Vuolio7381/
Voglio7373/
Bolosh7363/
Vollas7358/
Boolos7357/
Bolois7356/
Bolose7354/
Vuolas7350/
Bolios7344/
Velois7340/
Wollos7338/
Voliot7333/
Bolgos7329/
Voulas7328/
Volgas7324/
Volozh7321/
Valgos7318/
Valhos7317/
Woloss7316/
Velhos7316/
Wolosh7315/
Volout7315/
Volloy7312/
Voulio7310/
Volyas738/
Folios736/
Vuolho735/
Volouj735/
Velosz734/
Volias734/
Valous734/
Voilot734/
Mpolos733/
Voulou733/
Foulos733/
Vaslos732/
Volash732/
Volajs732/
Bolohs732/
Fotlos731/
Volloz731/
Voyloa731/
Vahlos731/
Veloss731/
Buolos731/
Volgoi731/
Vaulos731/
Voloud731/
Voolas731/
Volast731/
Vàlios731/
Wolgos731/
Folgos731/
Bolhos731/
Pholos731/
Vosllo731/
Volossova7119/
Voloshova7110/
Bolo6725,738/
Vola6710,984/
Wolo676,431/
Valo676,285/
Vallois672,487/
Voillot67614/
Pholose67427/
Boillos67356/
Boloshe67251/
Boulous67200/
Boulois67190/
Velhosh67138/
Bolhous67104/
Valoise6768/
Boulios6766/
Vallios6753/
Vouliot6751/
Voloche6743/
Foloshe6740/
Foulois6733/
Votello6724/
Vahlois6721/
Uolo6718/
Voiglio6715/
Bollios6711/
Follose679/
Pholyos679/
Voulloz678/
Wolosch677/
Volloch677/
Voilhas677/
Bholose675/
Foulous675/
Vallous674/
Boullos674/
Valoiss673/
Volohyi673/
Bollous672/
Bouloss672/
Foolios671/
Volaova671/
Volgass671/
Votillo671/
Wollosh671/
Voillou671/
Vaslios671/
Voilloz671/
Vallyos671/
Valiose671/
Vallgos671/
Vollast671/
Vouloup671/
Vouloux671/
Boloosh671/
Bolosse671/
Bouhlos671/
Buolosh671/
Boloise671/
Vocello670/
Vaulous670/
Fouloss670/
Velosch670/

Volos Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volos in the Russian language
Волосvolos-

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Footnotes

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