Voloshyna Surname
Approximately 18,659 people bear this surname
Voloshyna 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).
Read More About This SurnameVoloshyna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 18,595 | 1:2,448 | 186 |
| United States | 15 | 1:24,163,929 | 685,360 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Italy | 5 | 1:12,231,338 | 126,430 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Voloshyna 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-173293Voloshyna 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-173293Voloshyna Demographics
Average Voloshyna Salary in
United States
$32,312 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Voloshyna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voloshyna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Voloshyna (Russian: Волошына) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Voloshyna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 28,780th most commonly held last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 390,565 people. The surname Voloshyna is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Voloshyna reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Ukraine, where it is borne by 18,595 people, or 1 in 2,448. In Ukraine Voloshyna is most frequent in: Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 10 percent reside and Kiev, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Ukraine it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Russia, where 0 percent reside.
Voloshyna Last Name Statistics demography
Voloshyna earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.12% less than the national average, earning $32,312 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Voloshyna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Voloshyna in the Russian language | ||
| Волошына | volosyna | - |
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