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
The last name Vorobey (Russian: Воробей) is most common in Russia. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vorobey? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 42,158th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 588,465 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Vorobey are found; 83 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 82 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Vorobey is also the 2,239,265th most frequently held given name internationally, held by 23 people.
Vorobey is most commonly used in Russia, where it is held by 6,144 people, or 1 in 23,458. In Russia it is most common in: Moscow, where 13 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 7 percent reside and Moscow Oblast, where 6 percent reside. Besides Russia it exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Belarus, where 46 percent reside and Kazakhstan, where 2 percent reside.
Vorobey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Orthodox (81%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus and Orthodox (86%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those bearing the Vorobey last name are 3.09% more likely to be registered United Russias than the national average, with 49.86% being registered to vote for the political 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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