Volovoy Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Volovoy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volovoy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia521:2,771,597154,559
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Volovoy Last Name Facts

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

Volovoy (Russian: Воловой) has its highest incidence in Russia. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Volovoy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volovoy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Volovoy is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Volovoy reside; 67 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 65 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Russia, where it is held by 52 people, or 1 in 2,771,597. In Russia it is most prevalent in: Arkhangelsk Oblast, where 13 percent reside, Bryansk Oblast, where 13 percent reside and Samara Oblast, where 12 percent reside. Barring Russia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Transnistria, where 9 percent reside.

Volovoy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Orthodox (89%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Volovoy surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 44.44% registered with the political party.

Volovoy earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 20.03% more than the national average, earning $51,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volovy925/
Volovod86741/
Volovoi86126/
Volovyi86122/
Valovoy8695/
Voloboy8679/
Volovey8658/
Wolovoy868/
Volovyy862/
Bolovoy861/
Velovoy861/
Volovyč861/
Volovyd861/
Volovych80698/
Volovaya8064/
Bolgovoy801/
Volova772,428/
Valovy7734/
Volowo7721/
Volavy775/
Volobo771/
Volhovych758/
Voilovych752/
Vollovych751/
Valovyi71398/
Voloboi71225/
Valovoi71201/
Voylova71155/
Volovei71151/
Volgova71134/
Voilova71116/
Volhova7121/
Valovuo7112/
Volobuy7111/
Volovet719/
Volover718/
Valovey716/
Valovyy715/
Boloboy715/
Volovat715/
Votlova715/
Bolgovy714/
Valoviy713/
Vollová713/
Voloeva713/
Volevoi711/
Bolovoe711/
Volhová711/
Volovai711/
Vollova711/
Voulove711/
Voulova711/
Volobey711/
Volgovi711/
Bulovoy711/
Voloova711/
Bolovod711/
Volovich671,096/
Volovets67332/
Valovaya67113/
Valovych6761/
Volovaha6742/
Bolovayi6733/
Volovach6716/
Voitlová6710/
Volovats677/
Volavoji675/
Volovaja673/
Folowoye673/
Volovetz672/
Bolovych672/
Vahlovuo671/
Volovish671/
Volovech671/

Volovoy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volovoy in the Russian language
Воловойvolovoj-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volovoy
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