Volsky Surname

182,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,333 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Volsky Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volsky Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1,6621:86,71710,889
Belarus4311:22,0443,715
United States1341:2,704,917162,137
Kazakhstan461:384,40230,298
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Transnistria131:36,5155,752
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
England21:27,859,030389,889
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Volský (20) are calculated separately.

Volsky Last Name Facts

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

Volsky (Russian: Вольский) is borne by more people in Russia than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Volský. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volsky? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 182,229th most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 3,123,680 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 76 percent of Volsky reside; 75 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 75 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Volsky is most widespread in Russia, where it is held by 1,662 people, or 1 in 86,717. In Russia it is mostly concentrated in: Moscow, where 14 percent live, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent live and Saratov Oblast, where 6 percent live. Beside Russia this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in Belarus, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Volsky Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Volsky has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Volsky surname increased 2,233 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volsky Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Volsky last name is principally Orthodox (87%) in Russia and Orthodox (81%) in Belarus.

In The United States Volsky are 10.3% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 36.47% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Volsky earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 30.8% more than the national average, earning $56,439 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.61% more than the national average, earning $52,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volský9420/
Volskyi921,388/
Volesky92529/
Volskay9256/
Volskiy9238/
Volszky9223/
Volskys926/
Volskey924/
Vol'sky921/
Volskaya862,929/
Volessky867/
Vol'skiy864/
Vollesky860/
Wolsky83699/
Volski83527/
Valsky8393/
Volska8374/
Volská8325/
Volske8317/
Folsky832/
Vol'skaya8011/
Volesskyi802/
Volsskaya801/
Volskis77204/
Voleský77182/
Voleská77170/
Valesky77163/
Bolesky7780/
Wolesky7740/
Wolszky7735/
Folesky7730/
Volskij7717/
Valskyi7716/
Voleska7713/
Voleski7712/
Velesky7712/
Volszki7710/
Valskys779/
Volskii775/
Wolskey773/
Voleske772/
Volskie771/
Bolskyy771/
Valskiy771/
Vaulsky771/
Woolsky770/
Bolskey770/
Volesskaya7514/
Volskaia711,723/
Valskaya7162/
Wollesky7118/
Wolschky7116/
Vasilsky719/
Volskaja716/
Valskytė716/
Folskaya714/
Uholskyi713/
Valessky712/
Wolskaya712/
Volleski711/
Volskajs711/
Vallesky711/
Volesker710/
Wolski6731,427/
Wolske671,071/
Wolska67572/
Walsky67236/
Volzke67233/
Folske67161/
Valleskey67141/
Balsky6777/
Valská6744/
Volzka6739/
Valský6738/
Folska6738/
Wolská6725/
Vasylskyi6723/
Valski6718/
Wolleszky677/
Valska676/
Falsky674/
Wolský674/
Bolske674/
Vaselskyi673/
Valesskyi672/
Valeskaya672/

Volsky Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volsky in the Russian language
Вольскийvolskij-

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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 Volsky
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