Volva Surname
Approximately 32 people bear this surname
Volva Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Ukraine | 10 | 1:4,552,270 | 216,874 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
Volva (16) may also be a first name.
Volva Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volva Come From? nationality or country of origin
Volva (Russian: Вольва) occurs in Russia more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Volva? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,485,539th most frequently occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Volva live; 63 percent live in Eastern Europe and 63 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,786,762nd most widespread given name internationally. It is borne by 16 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Russia, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 13,102,096. In Russia Volva is mostly concentrated in: Smolensk Oblast, where 36 percent are found, Bashkortostan Republic, where 9 percent are found and Krasnodar Krai, where 9 percent are found. Other than Russia Volva occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Ukraine, where 31 percent are found and Brazil, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volvas | 91 | 1 | / |
| Vollva | 91 | 1 | / |
| Volvach | 83 | 1,626 | / |
| Vollvah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Valva | 80 | 809 | / |
| Bolva | 80 | 192 | / |
| Volvo | 80 | 180 | / |
| Velva | 80 | 126 | / |
| Folva | 80 | 17 | / |
| Volve | 80 | 11 | / |
| Volba | 80 | 2 | / |
| Volvi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Volvy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Volwa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Voulvach | 77 | 1 | / |
| Volvatch | 77 | 1 | / |
| Vuelva | 73 | 238 | / |
| Valvas | 73 | 196 | / |
| Boulva | 73 | 75 | / |
| Volvet | 73 | 43 | / |
| Valvai | 73 | 42 | / |
| Volway | 73 | 41 | / |
| Volver | 73 | 38 | / |
| Volvio | 73 | 10 | / |
| Volves | 73 | 6 | / |
| Volvey | 73 | 4 | / |
| Wolvat | 73 | 2 | / |
| Valvaz | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vallva | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vuolvo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vaslva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bolvah | 73 | 1 | / |
| Volbea | 73 | 1 | / |
| Velvai | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valvay | 73 | 1 | / |
| Valvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Volvoj | 73 | 1 | / |
| Volvod | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bolvad | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voulwa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Volvich | 67 | 372 | / |
| Volvych | 67 | 132 | / |
| Valvach | 67 | 99 | / |
| Volbach | 67 | 87 | / |
| Bolvach | 67 | 18 | / |
| Voulvou | 67 | 8 | / |
| Volhver | 67 | 1 | / |
| Valvaux | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bogliva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Volvoch | 67 | 1 | / |
Volva Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volva in the Russian language | ||
| Вольва | volva | - |
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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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- 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 Volva
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