Vorobej Surname

1,252,959th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 184 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Lithuania
Highest density in:
Lithuania

Vorobej Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'sparrow' in Russian. The Ukrainian equivalent is Horobets.

Vorobej Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Lithuania871:34,8806,037
Canada381:969,62173,252
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
Belarus101:950,10668,851
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Vorobej Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'sparrow' in Russian. The Ukrainian equivalent is Horobets.

- sparrow

Vorobej Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vorobej occurs most in Lithuania. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorobej? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,252,959th most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 39,606,228 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Vorobej are found; 47 percent are found in Northern Europe and 47 percent are found in Baltic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Lithuania, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 34,880. In Lithuania Vorobej is mostly found in: Vilnius County, where 99 percent live and Klaipėda County, where 1 percent live. Aside from Lithuania it is found in 9 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 21 percent live and Russia, where 16 percent live.

Vorobej Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Vorobej earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 43.4% more than the national average, earning $61,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.96% more than the national average, earning $67,547 CAD per year.

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