Vorobey Surname

42,158th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Belarus

Vorobey Surname User-submission:

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

Vorobey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia6,1441:23,4583,325
Belarus5,6801:1,67386
Kazakhstan2361:74,9268,894
United States861:4,214,639225,501
Uzbekistan651:475,83311,089
Moldova341:104,74612,442
Transnistria311:15,3132,906
Azerbaijan191:507,8499,707
Argentina191:2,249,653107,269
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Tajikistan91:931,8555,350
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Georgia61:624,25819,750
Armenia61:488,3639,305
Turkmenistan41:1,372,2786,164
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Abkhazia31:80,9553,593
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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.

- sparrow

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

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vorobey in the Russian language
Воробейvorobej-

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