Volosyan Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Volosyan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volosyan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia541:2,668,945150,916
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770

Volosyan Last Name Facts

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

Volosyan (Russian: Волосян) occurs more in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volosyan? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,203,767th most commonly used last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Volosyan are found; 65 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 64 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most commonly used in Russia, where it is borne by 54 people, or 1 in 2,668,945. In Russia it is mostly found in: Orenburg Oblast, where 19 percent are found, Samara Oblast, where 17 percent are found and Kemerovo Oblast, where 11 percent are found. Barring Russia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kazakhstan, where 16 percent are found and Belarus, where 9 percent are found.

Volosyan Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Volosyan last name is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Volosyan surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 50% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volosian88251/
Folosyan884/
Bolosyan881/
Valosyan881/
Velosyan881/
Volosyanova849/
Valesyan75227/
Falosyan753/
Volocean752/
Valasyan752/
Bolozyan752/
Baloshyan718/
Balousyan715/
Bolousian711/
Bolouzyan711/

Volosyan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volosyan in the Russian language
Волосянvolosan-

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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
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  • 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 Volosyan
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