Vovkanets Surname

703,644th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 418 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Vovkanets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vovkanets Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ukraine3711:122,70317,375
Russia451:3,202,735169,516
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
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  • Religious Adherence in:
    Ukraine

Vovkanets Demographics

Vovkanets Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

Sample size: 15 (2016)

Religious Adherence
in Ukraine

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Vovkanets Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Vovkanets Come From? nationality or country of origin

Vovkanets (Russian: Вовканець) is carried by more people in Ukraine than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovkanets? popularity and diffusion

Vovkanets is the 703,644th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 17,434,320 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Vovkanets live; 97 percent live in Eastern Europe and 97 percent live in East Slavic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Ukraine, where it is held by 371 people, or 1 in 122,703. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Zakarpattia Oblast, where 89 percent are found, Kharkiv Oblast, where 5 percent are found and Sumy Oblast, where 3 percent are found. Not including Ukraine this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 11 percent are found and Hungary, where 0 percent are found.

Vovkanets Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Vovkanets surname is principally Orthodox (93%) in Ukraine.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vovkonets892/
Vovkany751/
Vovkanič712/
Vovkanic711/
Vovkanych67515/
Vovkanich6735/
Wovkanech6714/
Vovkaničová603/
Boufkane591/
Wovkonish564/
Wowkanech562/
Wovkanych562/
Bowkkaney561/
Bafkane501/
Bobcane501/
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Vovkanets Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovkanets in the Russian language
Вовканецьvovkanec-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vovkanets
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