Vaught Surname

42,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,311 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Vaught Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vaught Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States12,1991:29,7123,689
Mexico751:1,655,01617,098
England71:7,959,723202,100
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales31:522,80514,314
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6201:30,9993,740

Vaught (31) may also be a first name.

Vaught Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vaught is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vaught? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,347th most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 591,954 people. The surname Vaught occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Vaught reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Vaught is also the 1,874,099th most common first name in the world, held by 31 people.

Vaught is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 12,199 people, or 1 in 29,712. In The United States it is most frequent in: Texas, where 10 percent reside, Indiana, where 8 percent reside and Virginia, where 7 percent reside. Other than The United States this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Mexico, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.

Vaught Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vaught has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vaught surname rose 753 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vaught Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vaught are 17.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.06% being registered to vote for the party.

Vaught earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.56% less than the national average, earning $41,181 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hvaught920/
Vaughts920/
Vught91115/
Vaght913/
Faught834,892/
Vought832,002/
Vaghte83482/
Baught8358/
Vaughs8337/
Waught8312/
Vughts8310/
Vaight838/
Vaughh835/
Vuaght835/
Vaghts833/
Vaughe831/
Vaughp831/
Vayght831/
Vaaght830/
Vaughhs771/
Faunght771/
Pfaught771/
Voughth770/
Beaught770/
Voght73578/
Baght7386/
Vaghh7366/
Vughs735/
Bught733/
Fught733/
Waght732/
Vaghz731/
Wught731/
Faght730/
Voight675,270/
Waight672,669/
Fought671,838/
Vahagh671,035/
Vooght67594/
Faight6770/
Veight6757/
Vaighe6740/
Bought6736/
Bhaght6735/
Voeght6724/
Voughs6719/
Baughd6715/
Voyght6712/
Vaaghe6712/
Feught6710/
Veughs672/
Waughs672/
Vhaghe672/
Wasght671/
Bughte671/
Faughd671/
Fughte671/
Bahght671/
Weaght671/
Veughe671/
Vuyghe671/
Baight670/
Wought670/
Vieght670/
Baughh670/
Vonght670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vaught
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