Volyn Surname

707,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volyn Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volyn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3391:134,28518,906
United States381:9,538,393399,091
Russia371:3,895,218191,585
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Volyn Last Name Facts

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

Volyn (Arabic: فولين, Russian: Волын) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volyn? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 707,442nd most prevalent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 17,560,352 people. Volyn occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Volyn reside; 88 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

Volyn is most widespread in Ukraine, where it is carried by 339 people, or 1 in 134,285. In Ukraine Volyn is most frequent in: Sumy Oblast, where 31 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 18 percent reside and Kharkiv Oblast, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Ukraine it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Russia, where 9 percent reside.

Volyn Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Volyn surname is principally Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Volyn surname are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80% registered with the political party.

Volyn earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 13.72% more than the national average, earning $49,070 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volyna91420/
Volhyn91356/
Voln8932/
Volin801,828/
Volen80166/
Valyn80110/
Wolyn8096/
Volín8087/
Volne8034/
Volhn802/
Volynova77130/
Volgin737,693/
Volina731,091/
Vollen73522/
Valyon73275/
Vollin73185/
Vaulyn73184/
Volent73174/
Volion73173/
Voilin7360/
Valyna7345/
Vatlyn7330/
Volhin7328/
Voglin7319/
Voëlin7311/
Volinn738/
Voling736/
Volenc736/
Voolen736/
Volind734/
Volink734/
Vohlin733/
Volien733/
Vollín733/
Volenk732/
Valynn732/
Uolyna732/
Valhyn732/
Vallyn732/
Voulin732/
Volhen732/
Wolynn732/
Voylen731/
Voolin731/
Volijn731/
Vohlen731/
Voilen731/
Voylin731/
Voleen730/
Voulen730/
Volnova672,230/
Volling67593/
Vallyon67255/
Volnová67229/
Vohleng6741/
Vollion6724/
Volleng6715/
Woslyng6711/
Vollina677/
Vollien675/
Valn675/
Voylina673/
Voulina672/
Boln672/
Vohlend671/
Vohlind671/
Voullin671/
Vallynn671/
Vaallyn671/
Vaatlyn671/
Woln670/
Vollent670/
Volleen670/

Volyn Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volyn in the Russian language
Волынvolyn-
Volyn in the Arabic language
فولينfwlyn-

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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 Volyn
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