Vovkin Surname

1,214,709th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Russia
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Vovkin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vovkin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Russia1751:823,56067,063
Kazakhstan141:1,263,03568,752
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Vovkin (30) may also be a first name.

Vovkin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vovkin (Russian: Вовкин) occurs most in Russia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovkin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,214,709th most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 37,759,305 people. Vovkin occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of Vovkin live; 84 percent live in Eastern Europe and 84 percent live in East Slavic Europe. Vovkin is also the 1,911,214th most frequently held given name internationally, borne by 30 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Russia, where it is carried by 175 people, or 1 in 823,560. In Russia Vovkin is primarily concentrated in: Moscow, where 21 percent reside, Saint Petersburg, where 9 percent reside and Tula Oblast, where 9 percent reside. Beside Russia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Kazakhstan, where 7 percent reside and Belarus, where 1 percent reside.

Vovkin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Orthodox (91%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Vovkin surname are 12.87% more likely to be registered with the United Russia Party than The US average, with 33.9% registered with the party.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bovkin8330/
Vavkin8321/
Vavkina7725/
Vovchin7710/
Vavken6761/
Bofkin6717/
Bovkyn672/
Bavkin671/
Bowkin671/
Vabkin671/
Bobkyn5062/
Bawkin5016/
Bafkin504/
Bavkyn501/
Bowken501/
Wawkin500/
Wabkin500/

Vovkin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovkin in the Russian language
Вовкинvovkin-

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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 Vovkin
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