Voloshyn Surname
Approximately 26,140 people bear this surname
Voloshyn 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 26,006 | 1:1,750 | 104 |
| United States | 59 | 1:6,143,372 | 295,589 |
| Russia | 15 | 1:9,608,204 | 322,587 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Brazil | 11 | 1:19,461,303 | 329,560 |
| Germany | 8 | 1:10,063,182 | 283,807 |
| Belarus | 4 | 1:2,375,265 | 105,497 |
| Italy | 4 | 1:15,289,172 | 132,955 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
Voloshyn 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-173293Voloshyn 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-173293Voloshyn Demographics
Voloshyn Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Voloshyn Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voloshyn Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Voloshyn (Russian: Волошын) has its highest incidence in Ukraine. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Voloshyn? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 20,876th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 278,789 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Voloshyn are found; 100 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 100 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most commonly used in Ukraine, where it is borne by 26,006 people, or 1 in 1,750. In Ukraine it is primarily found in: Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Zakarpattia Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this last name exists in 24 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Voloshyn Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Voloshyn surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.
The amount Voloshyn earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.95% less than the national average, earning $39,770 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Voloshyn Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Voloshyn in the Russian language | ||
| Волошын | volosyn | - |
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