Volzhan Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Volzhan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volzhan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine1041:437,71851,897
Russia461:3,133,110167,157
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010

Volzhan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volzhan (Georgian: ვოლჟან, Russian: Волжан) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volzhan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,391,595th most frequently used last name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The last name Volzhan occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Volzhan reside; 91 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 88 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

It is most frequent in Ukraine, where it is carried by 104 people, or 1 in 437,718. In Ukraine Volzhan is most frequent in: Kharkiv Oblast, where 46 percent live, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 24 percent live and Poltava Oblast, where 19 percent live. Other than Ukraine Volzhan occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 29 percent live and Georgia, where 4 percent live.

Volzhan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Volzhan last name are 3.91% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 42.86% being registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volzan921/
Vosilzhan881/
Volchan86195/
Volzajn862/
Volzhanova8227/
Volschan803/
Bolzan777,843/
Volcan773,459/
Valzan7769/
Volsan7747/
Folzan7745/
Volšan7725/
Volzon773/
Voljan771/
Volçan771/
Volčan771/
Volzone71616/
Wolchan7148/
Bolzane7141/
Volsant7140/
Bolshan7138/
Volcean7133/
Bolchan7122/
Valezan7121/
Bolzhanova7119/
Folzant7118/
Volcian7110/
Wolszan718/
Valchan715/
Valzane712/
Bolzian712/
Volsang712/
Wolshan711/
Folchan711/
Balzhan711/
Bolhsan711/
Valzean711/
Volzgon711/
Volshanova711/
Bollzan711/
Bolzean710/
Bolzhausen710/
Pholchan6780/
Volsaint6744/
Wolschan6723/
Bolchand6721/
Valchand679/
Bolchang674/
Folchand674/
Valchant673/
Folschan672/
Vollsang671/
Wolchann671/
Folchain671/
Valchanh671/
Vohlsang670/
Wholchan670/

Volzhan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volzhan in the Georgian language
ვოლჟანvolzhan-
Volzhan in the Russian language
Волжанvolzan-

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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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  • 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 Volzhan
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