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
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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 Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vovk Come From? nationality or country of origin
Vovk (Georgian: ვოვკ, Russian: Вовк) is more commonly found in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vovk.
How Common Is The Last Name Vovk? popularity and diffusion
It is the 12,845th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 166,817 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Vovk are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 86 percent are found in East Slavic Europe.
Vovk is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 30,922 people, or 1 in 1,472. In Ukraine it is most prevalent in: Lviv Oblast, where 12 percent reside, Poltava Oblast, where 8 percent reside and Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, where 8 percent reside. Barring Ukraine it exists in 65 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 21 percent reside and Slovenia, where 4 percent reside.
Vovk Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Vovk surname is chiefly Orthodox (88%) in Russia, Orthodox (87%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan and Orthodox (72%) in Ukraine.
In The United States those holding the Vovk last name are 9.78% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than the national average, with 56.55% being 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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