Volykh Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volykh Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volykh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine161:2,845,168170,459
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Volykh Last Name Facts

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

Volykh (Russian: Волых) is found in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Volykh.

How Common Is The Last Name Volykh? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,882,373rd most commonly held family name globally, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Volykh live; 88 percent live in Eastern Europe and 88 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The last name Volykh is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,845,168. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Khmelnytskyi Oblast, where 63 percent live, Lviv Oblast, where 19 percent live and Vinnytsia Oblast, where 19 percent live. Besides Ukraine this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 35 percent live and Belarus, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volyk914,989/
Vulykh8371/
Valykh8338/
Velykh8311/
Bolykh838/
Volych836/
Volikh833/
Volekh832/
Folykh831/
Voluyk831/
Volykhova803/
Volekhe775/
Volhych774/
Voulikh771/
Volik733,095/
Volek732,421/
Valyk7381/
Folyk7320/
Volík7313/
Bolyk7312/
Vulyk732/
Volykova71473/
Bolyok'h711/
Volleikh711/
Vulikh6787/
Bolikh6772/
Volich6771/
Volech6739/
Voleck6738/
Vaslyk6738/
Bolyok6736/
Valyok6729/
Bulykh6728/
Balykh6722/
Volick6716/
Voluykova6715/
Vulekh6713/
Boilyk6712/
Boulyk6712/
Bolykhova679/
Hvolek679/
Valykhova678/
Valekh678/
Valych678/
Velekh675/
Volikhova675/
Velikh674/
Uholyk674/
Bolych673/
Vollik673/
Voylik672/
Valikh672/
Bolekh672/
Foleyk671/
Voleykova671/
Voliks671/
Volgik671/
Voliek671/
Vollek671/

Volykh Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volykh in the Russian language
Волыхvolyh-

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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 Volykh
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