Volyak Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belarus
Highest density in:
Belarus

Volyak Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volyak Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belarus941:101,07515,367
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103

Volyak Last Name Facts

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

The surname Volyak (Russian: Воляк) is found most frequently in Belarus. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volyak? popularity and diffusion

The last name Volyak is the 1,544,715th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 88 percent of Volyak are found; 88 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 87 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Volyak is most widely held in Belarus, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 101,075. In Belarus Volyak is primarily found in: Grodno Region, where 78 percent are found, Minsk, where 13 percent are found and Gomel Region, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Belarus this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 22 percent are found and Thailand, where 6 percent are found.

Volyak Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Volyak surname is primarily Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Christian (83%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volak91259/
Bolyak83235/
Voliak83186/
Volack83102/
Volakh8382/
Folyak8363/
Valyak8340/
Vollak8329/
Vulyak8327/
Volake8310/
Volaks834/
Voolak831/
Volyakova8055/
Volakhe77254/
Vollack77221/
Valyakh773/
Voilaks773/
Vholhak771/
Vaslyak771/
Wolak7311,313/
Valak731,856/
Volok73789/
Volák73773/
Bolak73637/
Folak73129/
Velak739/
Volax732/
Volag731/
Volac731/
Uolak731/
Vulak731/
Volakova7138/
Volaková711/
Volokh674,297/
Valake672,830/
Valakh671,220/
Folake67773/
Boliak67605/
Bolake67403/
Wollak67298/
Boulak67280/
Vulakh67275/
Bolack67263/
Folack67210/
Follak67141/
Woolak67126/
Bolhak6792/
Bollak6762/
Wolack6753/
Voleac6750/
Volock6739/
Bolyakova6738/
Bolyok6736/
Valaik6735/
Valyok6729/
Vallak6728/
Bolgak6722/
Voylok6719/
Boleak6719/
Valack6718/
Foliak6714/
Balyak6712/
Vollák6711/
Valiak6710/
Bholak6710/
Vulhak6710/
Valaks678/
Valyakova677/
Foelak677/
Velhak677/
Bolakh676/
Falyak673/
Voloke672/
Volackova672/
Bohlak672/
Voylakova672/
Voilakova672/
Bolaik672/
Voleykova671/
Vollag671/
Vulake671/
Wolake671/
Velakk671/
Valask671/
Folyakova671/
Foleyk671/
Valaak671/
Volauc671/
Vulack671/
Foulak671/
Fotlak671/
Bolaks671/
Vulahk671/
Voslag671/
Boylak671/
Felyak671/

Volyak Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volyak in the Russian language
Волякvolak-

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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 Volyak
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