View the most religious surnames in Belarus

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

The last name Volyak (Russian: Воляк) occurs in Belarus more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volyak? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,544,715^th most frequent family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname Volyak occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Volyak reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 87 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

The surname Volyak is most frequently held in Belarus, where it is carried by 94 people, or 1 in 101,075. In Belarus it is primarily concentrated in: Grodno Region, where 78 percent reside, Minsk, where 13 percent reside and Gomel Region, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Belarus this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 22 percent reside and Thailand, where 6 percent reside.

Volyak Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Belarus and Christian (83%) in Ukraine.