Voloshun Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Voloshun Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voloshun Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine871:523,24959,336
Russia281:5,147,252226,919

Voloshun Last Name Facts

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

Voloshun (Russian: Волошун) is held by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Voloshun.

How Common Is The Last Name Voloshun? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,701,480th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Voloshun reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Voloshun is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 523,249. In Ukraine Voloshun is most numerous in: Cherkasy Oblast, where 53 percent are found, Rivne Oblast, where 13 percent are found and Zaporizhia Oblast, where 9 percent are found. Barring Ukraine it exists in one country. It is also found in Russia, where 24 percent are found.

Voloshun Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Voloshun surname is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voloshchun894/
Woloshun8885/
Volosune881/
Volochun881/
Volosutin824/
Folosun804/
Voloson801/
Volosunova7873/
Volochuhyn783/
Foloshon753/
Woloszun751/
Valushun751/
Woloson67133/
Balosun676/
Volusunova673/
Valesun673/
Volason671/
Valasun671/
Boloson671/

Voloshun Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voloshun in the Russian language
Волошунvolosun-

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voloshun
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