Volway Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Volway Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volway Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States341:10,660,557428,392
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Volway Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volway is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volway? popularity and diffusion

Volway is the 3,055,934th most commonly held last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 177,745,022 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Volway reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 10,660,557. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Michigan, where 35 percent reside, California, where 32 percent reside and Utah, where 12 percent reside. Beside The United States Volway exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 12 percent reside and Kenya, where 2 percent reside.

Volway Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Volway has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Volway Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Volway surname are 2.33% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Volway earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $43,395 USD per year and in Canada they earn 51.35% more than the national average, earning $75,194 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volwa911/
Valway8370/
Bolway8322/
Folway8311/
Voulwa831/
Wolway831/
Woolway77507/
Boulway771/
Wollway771/
Bolwayi771/
Bollway770/
Wolwa73100/
Volby7343/
Bolwa7340/
Volva7332/
Valwa7330/
Volwi7312/
Volba732/
Folwa731/
Volvy731/
Voulwatt715/
Boulwaye711/
Voulwath711/
Voulbaye711/
Bolbay67120/
Hvolby67115/
Balway6765/
Boulwa6730/
Vulbay6712/
Folbay6711/
Woolwa674/
Volvey674/
Volwes674/
Vulvay673/
Valbay672/
Volbea671/
Woulwa671/
Vollva671/
Valvay671/
Valwai671/
Valwas671/
Wholwa671/
Volvas671/
Pholwa671/
Walway670/
Falway670/
Bolwey670/
Bolwat670/

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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 Volway
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