Volvak Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volvak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volvak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3091:147,32320,581
Russia891:1,619,360108,163
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Volvak Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volvak (Russian: Вольвак) is found most frequently in Ukraine. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volvak? popularity and diffusion

It is the 725,073rd most frequently occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 18,173,431 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Volvak are found; 94 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 94 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

It is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 309 people, or 1 in 147,323. In Ukraine Volvak is mostly concentrated in: Luhansk Oblast, where 74 percent live, Donetsk Oblast, where 13 percent live and Kharkiv Oblast, where 5 percent live. Besides Ukraine this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent live and Czechia, where 0 percent live.

Volvak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Volvak surname is predominantly Orthodox (90%) in Ukraine.

In The United States Volvak are 36.56% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 83.33% registered with the political party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volvakh9281/
Valvak8316/
Bolvak837/
Volvac832/
Volbak831/
Volvok831/
Wolvak831/
Volvakova80189/
Bolvakh77177/
Volvacs7717/
Valvake7712/
Volback770/
Vollbakk713/
Vollback710/
Valvakova6796/
Bolbak6760/
Folvag6743/
Bolwak678/
Balvak675/
Bolvakova673/
Bolvac672/
Wolbak670/

Volvak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volvak in the Russian language
Вольвакvolvak-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Volvak
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