Volovey Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Volovey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 41 | 1:3,515,196 | 179,721 |
| Moldova | 10 | 1:356,137 | 27,160 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Volovey Demographics
Volovey Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Volovey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volovey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Volovey (Russian: Воловей) is more frequently found in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volovey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Volovey live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 53 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
This surname is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 3,515,196. In Russia Volovey is most prevalent in: Saint Petersburg, where 20 percent reside, Sverdlovsk Oblast, where 20 percent reside and Moscow, where 17 percent reside. Outside of Russia Volovey is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Moldova, where 17 percent reside and Belarus, where 9 percent reside.
Volovey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Volovey surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
Volovey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volovey in the Russian language | ||
| Воловей | volovej | - |
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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 Volovey
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