Voloshyn Surname

20,876th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,140 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

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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Voloshyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine26,0061:1,750104
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
France21:33,211,361423,184
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
England11:55,718,059489,080
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Cyprus11:884,87613,055

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.

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Voloshyn 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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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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voloshyna9418,659/
Volohyn93113/
Volosyn9337/
Voloshchyn8918/
Voloschyna891/
Voloshin8815,493/
Woloshyn881,115/
Voloshen88283/
Volohyna88132/
Volosyna8841/
Volochyn8816/
Valoshyn8810/
Voloscyn885/
Boloshyn885/
Voloszyn884/
Volushyn883/
Voloshynova84293/
Voloshina8216,476/
Voloschin8273/
Voloschen8231/
Woloschyn8231/
Valoshyna8210/
Volhushyn828/
Boloshyna823/
Volosshin821/
Wolosshyn821/
Volosin80998/
Volosen80163/
Wolosyn80105/
Bolohyn809/
Volotyn803/
Volosín801/
Voloshshchyn801/
Volozyn801/
Volhushyna788/
Voloschina785/
Volloschen783/
Voloshchin783/
Volooshina781/
Voloushina781/
Voyloshina781/
Volosynova781/
Volohynova781/
Volon77261/
Woloszyn752,054/
Woloshin75362/
Volochen75302/
Woloshen75142/
Valoshin75105/
Volosing7524/
Wolochyn7521/
Volochin7519/
Volohina7519/
Voloszin7515/
Boloshin7512/
Vulochyn756/
Volushin755/
Valeshyn755/
Foloshin754/
Valoshen753/
Veleshyn752/
Baloshyn752/
Boloshen751/
Valashyn751/
Volont71419/
Voulon71247/
Volion71173/
Woloschin71103/
Vollon7191/
Valoshina7181/
Volong7180/
Boloshina7130/
Volond7122/
Wolloshin7116/
Volyan7112/
Volomh719/
Valyushyn718/
Woloschen717/
Volodchin716/
Volushina716/
Volotchin716/
Woloshina715/
Baloshyna715/
Volgushin713/
Valoschin713/
Votlochin713/
Volhan713/
Voloin712/
Valashyna712/
Volashina711/
Volyushen711/
Wouloshen711/
Voilon711/
Valyoshin711/
Wolohn711/
Voslon711/
Volohhina711/
Voluschin711/
Wolodszyn711/
Wollochyn711/
Wolosin67145/
Voulong6795/
Bolosin6792/
Valosin6757/
Wolozyn6741/
Valosen6738/
Volotin6735/
Volozin6734/
Voslion6733/
Vollion6724/
Vološín6719/
Voloxen6718/
Wolosen6715/
Vološen6714/
Volosinova6712/
Volyand679/
Vollont679/
Bolhohn677/
Valyushyna676/
Valyoshina673/
Voloxin672/
Vollone672/
Voillon672/
Volgushina671/
Volosenova671/
Voylushina671/
Woloschina671/
Woloxyn671/
Valoshchin671/
Velosin671/
Vollond671/
Volhand671/
Voloşin671/
Votlong671/
Volocen671/

Voloshyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voloshyn in the Russian language
Волошынvolosyn-

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