Voloshin Surname
Approximately 15,493 people bear this surname
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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 12,716 | 1:11,334 | 1,563 |
| Kazakhstan | 959 | 1:18,438 | 2,669 |
| United States | 560 | 1:647,248 | 51,938 |
| Belarus | 552 | 1:17,212 | 2,820 |
| Moldova | 158 | 1:22,540 | 3,790 |
| Transnistria | 131 | 1:3,624 | 614 |
| Uzbekistan | 125 | 1:247,433 | 7,897 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 121 | 1:49,361 | 7,166 |
| Canada | 47 | 1:783,949 | 61,790 |
| Georgia | 23 | 1:162,850 | 10,905 |
| Estonia | 19 | 1:69,569 | 12,771 |
| Germany | 17 | 1:4,735,615 | 183,652 |
| Australia | 8 | 1:3,374,463 | 124,818 |
| Armenia | 8 | 1:366,272 | 7,804 |
| England | 6 | 1:9,286,343 | 223,652 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Bulgaria | 3 | 1:2,326,302 | 54,089 |
| Abkhazia | 2 | 1:121,432 | 4,128 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
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.
- deleted-173293Voloshin 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.
- deleted-173293The origin of this name is from the town Valozhyn in Belarus (See: Wikipedia).
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Voloshin Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
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
Voloshin Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Voloshin in the Georgian language | ||
| ვოლოშინი | voloshini | 84.21 |
| ვოლოშინ | voloshin | 15.79 |
| Voloshin in the Russian language | ||
| Волошин | volosin | - |
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