Vovk Surname
Approximately 43,686 people bear this surname
Vovk Surname User-submission:
Vovk (Ukrainian: Вовк) is a surname of Ukrainian origin, that means 'wolf'. The name is believed to have originated at the Rurikid court of Kievan Rus' in the ninth century. It currently predominates among East and South Slavs in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, and Croatia.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ukraine | 30,922 | 1:1,472 | 76 |
| Russia | 9,045 | 1:15,934 | 2,228 |
| Slovenia | 1,686 | 1:1,475 | 118 |
| Belarus | 335 | 1:28,361 | 4,915 |
| Kazakhstan | 322 | 1:54,915 | 6,933 |
| United States | 276 | 1:1,313,257 | 91,843 |
| Moldova | 133 | 1:26,777 | 4,384 |
| Uzbekistan | 98 | 1:315,603 | 8,608 |
| Spain | 84 | 1:556,572 | 26,793 |
| Croatia | 66 | 1:64,070 | 11,714 |
| Transnistria | 65 | 1:7,303 | 1,415 |
| France | 61 | 1:1,088,897 | 118,069 |
| Canada | 54 | 1:682,326 | 55,162 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 50 | 1:119,453 | 13,745 |
| Germany | 50 | 1:1,610,109 | 95,088 |
| Turkmenistan | 46 | 1:119,329 | 2,383 |
| Estonia | 46 | 1:28,735 | 5,267 |
| Lithuania | 43 | 1:70,572 | 10,443 |
| England | 41 | 1:1,358,977 | 60,528 |
| Argentina | 34 | 1:1,257,159 | 73,489 |
| Serbia | 33 | 1:216,514 | 12,757 |
| Slovakia | 29 | 1:184,016 | 31,260 |
| Italy | 25 | 1:2,446,268 | 94,040 |
| Sweden | 16 | 1:615,422 | 45,338 |
| Azerbaijan | 14 | 1:689,223 | 11,826 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| Tajikistan | 9 | 1:931,855 | 5,350 |
| Switzerland | 7 | 1:1,173,274 | 69,697 |
| Latvia | 6 | 1:341,674 | 26,199 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Poland | 4 | 1:9,502,187 | 181,606 |
| Portugal | 4 | 1:2,604,560 | 16,079 |
| Denmark | 3 | 1:1,881,572 | 67,227 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Georgia | 3 | 1:1,248,515 | 28,066 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Armenia | 2 | 1:1,465,090 | 16,492 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| South Ossetia | 1 | 1:53,432 | 1,287 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Abkhazia | 1 | 1:242,865 | 5,354 |
Vovk Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Vovk (Ukrainian: Вовк) is a surname of Ukrainian origin, that means 'wolf'. The name is believed to have originated at the Rurikid court of Kievan Rus' in the ninth century. It currently predominates among East and South Slavs in Ukraine, Belarus, Slovenia, and Croatia.
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Vovk Religious Adherence
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Vovk Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vovk Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vovk (Georgian: ვოვკ, Russian: Вовк) is borne by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vovk? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 12,845th most frequently held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 166,817 people. The surname Vovk is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Vovk live; 87 percent live in Eastern Europe and 86 percent live in East Slavic Europe.
The last name Vovk is most common in Ukraine, where it is borne by 30,922 people, or 1 in 1,472. In Ukraine Vovk is most common in: Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent live, Poltava Oblast, where 8 percent live and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent live. Beside Ukraine it exists in 65 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 21 percent live and Slovenia, where 4 percent live.
Vovk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Vovk last name is predominantly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.
In The United States Vovk are 9.78% more likely to be registered United Russias than The US average, with 56.55% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Vovk earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.49% more than the national average, earning $46,383 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.88% more than the national average, earning $65,027 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vovk Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vovk in the Georgian language | ||
| ვოვკ | vovk | - |
| Vovk in the Russian language | ||
| Вовк | vovk | - |
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