Vorobey Surname
Approximately 12,384 people bear this surname
Vorobey Surname User-submission:
This surname means 'sparrow' in Russian. The Ukrainian equivalent is Horobets.
Vorobey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russia | 6,144 | 1:23,458 | 3,325 |
| Belarus | 5,680 | 1:1,673 | 86 |
| Kazakhstan | 236 | 1:74,926 | 8,894 |
| United States | 86 | 1:4,214,639 | 225,501 |
| Uzbekistan | 65 | 1:475,833 | 11,089 |
| Moldova | 34 | 1:104,746 | 12,442 |
| Transnistria | 31 | 1:15,313 | 2,906 |
| Azerbaijan | 19 | 1:507,849 | 9,707 |
| Argentina | 19 | 1:2,249,653 | 107,269 |
| Spain | 10 | 1:4,675,204 | 78,608 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Georgia | 6 | 1:624,258 | 19,750 |
| Armenia | 6 | 1:488,363 | 9,305 |
| Turkmenistan | 4 | 1:1,372,278 | 6,164 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Abkhazia | 3 | 1:80,955 | 3,593 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 3 | 1:1,990,885 | 79,765 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Vorobey (23) may also be a first name.
Vorobey Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname means 'sparrow' in Russian. The Ukrainian equivalent is Horobets.
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Vorobey Religious Adherence
in Russia
Religious Adherence
in Russia
Vorobey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vorobey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vorobey (Russian: Воробей) is held by more people in Russia than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vorobey? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 42,158th most frequently used surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 588,465 people. The surname Vorobey is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Vorobey live; 83 percent live in Eastern Europe and 82 percent live in East Slavic Europe. It is also the 2,239,265th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.
The last name Vorobey is most numerous in Russia, where it is carried by 6,144 people, or 1 in 23,458. In Russia Vorobey is primarily found in: Moscow, where 13 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Russia Vorobey is found in 32 countries. It is also common in Belarus, where 46 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.
Vorobey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Vorobey surname are 3.09% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 49.86% being registered with the party.
Vorobey earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 15.13% less than the national average, earning $36,622 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vorobey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vorobey in the Russian language | ||
| Воробей | vorobej | - |
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