Voloshina Surname
Approximately 16,476 people bear this surname
Voloshina 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 | 14,022 | 1:10,278 | 1,408 |
| Kazakhstan | 1,280 | 1:13,814 | 2,067 |
| Belarus | 350 | 1:27,146 | 4,694 |
| Transnistria | 185 | 1:2,566 | 383 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 177 | 1:33,744 | 5,373 |
| United States | 146 | 1:2,482,595 | 151,840 |
| Uzbekistan | 131 | 1:236,100 | 7,794 |
| Moldova | 69 | 1:51,614 | 7,439 |
| Georgia | 38 | 1:98,567 | 8,726 |
| Armenia | 10 | 1:293,018 | 6,863 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Azerbaijan | 3 | 1:3,216,374 | 32,290 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Latvia | 2 | 1:1,025,023 | 41,546 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
Voloshina 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-173293Voloshina 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-173293Voloshina Demographics
Voloshina Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Voloshina Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voloshina Come From? nationality or country of origin
Voloshina (Georgian: ვოლოშინა, Russian: Волошина) is most common in Russia. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Voloshina click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Voloshina? popularity and diffusion
The last name Voloshina is the 32,325th most numerous last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 442,313 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 66 percent of Voloshina reside; 66 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 62 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
It is most frequent in Russia, where it is carried by 14,022 people, or 1 in 10,278. In Russia Voloshina is most numerous in: Krasnodar Krai, where 11 percent reside, Rostov Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Moscow, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Russia Voloshina occurs in 37 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 8 percent reside and Belarus, where 2 percent reside.
Voloshina Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Orthodox (90%) in Russia, Orthodox (90%) in Belarus, Orthodox (60%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Voloshina surname are 19.43% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 66.2% being registered to vote for the political party.
Voloshina earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 14.43% less than the national average, earning $36,923 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Voloshina Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Voloshina in the Georgian language | ||
| ვოლოშინა | voloshina | - |
| Voloshina in the Russian language | ||
| Волошина | volosina | - |
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