Voloshan Surname

926,175th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 285 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Voloshan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voloshan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine2491:182,82224,982
Russia251:5,764,922242,644
Kazakhstan81:2,210,31295,036
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271

Voloshan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voloshan (Russian: Волошан) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voloshan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 926,175th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 25,570,337 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Voloshan live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Voloshan is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 249 people, or 1 in 182,822. In Ukraine it is primarily concentrated in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 53 percent are found, Chernivtsi Oblast, where 18 percent are found and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent are found. Beside Ukraine Voloshan occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 9 percent are found and Kazakhstan, where 3 percent are found.

Voloshan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Voloshan last name is chiefly Orthodox (92%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Voloshan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voloshan in the Russian language
Волошанvolosan-

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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 Voloshan
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