Volozhin Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Transnistria

Volozhin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volozhin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1581:912,17172,266
Belarus701:135,72919,252
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Kazakhstan61:2,947,083107,736
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614

Volozhin Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volozhin (Russian: Воложин) is carried by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volozhin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,006,539th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Volozhin live; 71 percent live in Eastern Europe and 71 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

Volozhin is most numerous in Russia, where it is borne by 158 people, or 1 in 912,171. In Russia Volozhin is most common in: Irkutsk Oblast, where 17 percent reside, Vladimir Oblast, where 15 percent reside and Volgograd Oblast, where 15 percent reside. Excluding Russia it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 28 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Volozhin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Orthodox (80%) in Russia, Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Orthodox (50%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Volozhin last name are 6.17% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 52.94% registered with the political party.

Volozhin earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Volozhin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volozhin in the Russian language
Воложинvolozin-

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