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 more commonly found in Russia than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Volozhin click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volozhin? popularity and diffusion

Volozhin is the 1,006,539th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The surname Volozhin is predominantly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Volozhin reside; 71 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 71 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Russia, where it is held 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. Outside of Russia this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 28 percent reside and Israel, where 3 percent reside.

Volozhin Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States Volozhin are 6.17% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 52.94% registered to vote for the 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • 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 Volozhin
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