Volyna Surname
Approximately 420 people bear this surname
Volyna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 391 | 1:116,426 | 16,550 |
| Russia | 20 | 1:7,206,153 | 275,629 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Belarus | 3 | 1:3,167,020 | 121,664 |
| Kazakhstan | 2 | 1:8,841,248 | 174,813 |
Volyna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Volyna Come From? nationality or country of origin
Volyna (Russian: Волына) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Volyna? popularity and diffusion
It is the 701,000th most widely held last name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 17,351,300 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Volyna live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 391 people, or 1 in 116,426. In Ukraine Volyna is most numerous in: Sumy Oblast, where 31 percent are found, Donetsk Oblast, where 14 percent are found and Kharkiv Oblast, where 13 percent are found. Besides Ukraine Volyna exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Volyna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Volyna in the Russian language | ||
| Волына | volyna | - |
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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 Volyna
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