Volotka Surname

1,041,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 241 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volotka Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volotka Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1751:260,13033,933
Russia651:2,217,278133,552
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086

Volotka (20) may also be a first name.

Volotka Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volotka (Russian: Волотка) occurs most in Ukraine. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volotka? popularity and diffusion

Volotka is the 1,041,601st most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 30,238,780 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Volotka reside; 93 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 93 percent reside in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,446,817th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 20 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Ukraine, where it is held by 175 people, or 1 in 260,130. In Ukraine it is most frequent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 78 percent reside, Zaporizhia Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Odessa Oblast, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 27 percent reside and Vanuatu, where 0 percent reside.

Volotka Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volotko86440/
Volodka86109/
Wolotka8627/
Valotka8611/
Volatka861/
Volod'ka801/
Volodko718,728/
Valatka71811/
Bolotko71456/
Walotka71449/
Valetka7139/
Wolodka7138/
Valodka7121/
Wolotko7115/
Wolatka715/
Valotkaitė711/
Volodkaitė711/
Volodki711/
Valatkas6713/
Boulatka675/
Volod'ko674/
Valotker671/
Volotchi671/
Volodkoo671/

Volotka Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volotka in the Russian language
Волоткаvolotka-

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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 Volotka
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