Voloshin Surname

34,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Voloshin Surname User-submission:

Voloshyn is a Russian and Ukrainian surname, coming from the word 'Volokh', meaning 'Vlach' or 'Wallachian', an archaic term for a Romanian originally meaning 'foreigner' in Germanic and Slavic, referring to Celto-Romans (hence Welsh and Wallonian).

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Voloshin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia12,7161:11,3341,563
Kazakhstan9591:18,4382,669
United States5601:647,24851,938
Belarus5521:17,2122,820
Moldova1581:22,5403,790
Transnistria1311:3,624614
Uzbekistan1251:247,4337,897
Kyrgyzstan1211:49,3617,166
Canada471:783,94961,790
Georgia231:162,85010,905
Estonia191:69,56912,771
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Armenia81:366,2727,804
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Bulgaria31:2,326,30254,089
Abkhazia21:121,4324,128
Latvia21:1,025,02341,546
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
France11:66,422,722504,397
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Voloshin Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Voloshyn is a Russian and Ukrainian surname, coming from the word 'Volokh', meaning 'Vlach' or 'Wallachian', an archaic term for a Romanian originally meaning 'foreigner' in Germanic and Slavic, referring to Celto-Romans (hence Welsh and Wallonian). This surname was likely given to those who were from the Danubian Principalities and/or spoke Romanian (Vlach/Wallachian) - Occasionally this was a synonym for a shepherd.

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Voloshin is a Russian and Ukrainian surname, meaning 'Vlach'. It comes from an archaic term for a Romanian, referring specifically to the Principality of Wallachia, in what is now southern Romania.

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The origin of this name is from the town Valozhyn in Belarus (See: Wikipedia).

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Voloshin Last Name Facts

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

Voloshin (Georgian: ვოლოშინი, Russian: Волошин) occurs in Russia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voloshin? popularity and diffusion

The last name Voloshin is the 34,216th most frequently held surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 470,377 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Voloshin live; 64 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Voloshin is most commonly occurring in Russia, where it is held by 12,716 people, or 1 in 11,334. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Krasnodar Krai, where 12 percent live, Rostov Oblast, where 9 percent live and Moscow, where 7 percent live. Aside from Russia Voloshin occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Kazakhstan, where 6 percent live and The United States, where 4 percent live.

Voloshin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Voloshin surname is primarily Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (100%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (69%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Voloshin are 4.3% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 51.07% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Voloshin earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.34% more than the national average, earning $47,181 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.84% more than the national average, earning $64,507 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voloshina9416,476/
Voloschin9473/
Volosshin941/
Volosin93998/
Voloschina895/
Voloshchin893/
Volooshina891/
Voloushina891/
Voyloshina891/
Voloshyn8826,140/
Woloshin88362/
Voloshen88283/
Valoshin88105/
Volosing8824/
Volochin8819/
Voloszin8815/
Boloshin8812/
Foloshin884/
Voloshim883/
Voleshin882/
Veloshin882/
Voloshinova84134/
Voloshyna8218,659/
Woloschin82103/
Valoshina8281/
Volochine8246/
Voloschen8231/
Boloshina8230/
Wolloshin8216/
Volodchin826/
Volotchin826/
Woloshina825/
Valoschin823/
Votlochin823/
Volashina821/
Voloshayn821/
Valyoshin821/
Volochein821/
Volosen80163/
Vološin80154/
Wolosin80145/
Bolosin8092/
Valosin8057/
Volosyn8037/
Volozin8034/
Voloxin802/
Volosín801/
Voloşin801/
Voloshchyn7818/
Volosinova7812/
Valyoshina783/
Volloschen783/
Volochitin782/
Voloschyna781/
Woloschina781/
Valoshchin781/
Woloshyn751,115/
Volochen75302/
Woloshen75142/
Vološina7555/
Woloszin7550/
Volosyna7541/
Wolochin7538/
Woleshin7528/
Volochyn7516/
Baloshin7514/
Voleshen7514/
Valeshin7511/
Valoshyn7510/
Waloshin7510/
Voloşina756/
Voloscyn755/
Boloshyn755/
Voloszyn754/
Valoshen753/
Valashin752/
Boloshen751/
Voloshem751/
Valochin751/
Faloshin751/
Wolosink751/
Bolohsin751/
Volasine751/
Voloshynova74293/
Boloshinova7432/
Woloschyn7131/
Baloshina7115/
Valoshyna7110/
Woloschen717/
Valossina712/
Woloschim712/
Wouloshen711/
Wolosshyn711/
Valyashin711/
Valashina711/
Valossine711/
Voloshshchyn701/
Balosin67436/
Vološinová67159/
Wolosyn67105/
Wolozin6756/
Bolasin6751/
Valosen6738/
Voloshchyshyn6728/
Walosin6720/
Vološín6719/
Voloxen6718/
Wolosen6715/
Vološen6714/
Bolocin678/
Bolozin675/
Valasin674/
Vološyn673/
Volochuhyn673/
Volosenova671/
Valousingh671/
Valyashina671/
Volosynova671/
Volocen671/
Volozyn671/

Voloshin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voloshin in the Georgian language
ვოლოშინიvoloshini84.21
ვოლოშინvoloshin15.79
Voloshin in the Russian language
Волошинvolosin-

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