Vovkov Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ukraine
Highest density in:
Ukraine

Vovkov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Vovkov 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
Ukraine201:2,276,135151,395
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197

Vovkov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vovkov (Russian: Вовков) occurs more in Ukraine more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Vovkov.

How Common Is The Last Name Vovkov? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,485,539th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Vovkov is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Vovkov reside; 94 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 94 percent reside in East Slavic Europe.

This surname is most common in Ukraine, where it is carried by 20 people, or 1 in 2,276,135. In Ukraine it is most numerous in: Kirovohrad Oblast, where 30 percent reside, Donetsk Oblast, where 25 percent reside and Kiev, where 15 percent reside. Beside Ukraine this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 34 percent reside and Kyrgyzstan, where 3 percent reside.

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
Vovkova9256/
Vovckova861/
Bovkov833/
Vopkov832/
Vovkev831/
Vobkov831/
Vavkov831/
Vopkova772/
Bovkova772/
Vobkova771/
Vovkaev771/
Bobkov6716,904/
Bavkov678/
Bopkov676/
Vapkov673/
Favkov671/
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Vovkov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vovkov in the Russian language
Вовковvovkov-

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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 Vovkov
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