Voakes Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Voakes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voakes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2311:1,569,086105,843
England1301:428,60028,863
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Ireland341:138,4986,546
Wales41:773,63329,106
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England701:348,22022,196
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Voakes Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voakes is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voakes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 599,225th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Voakes live; 67 percent live in North America and 67 percent live in Anglo-North America.

Voakes is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 231 people, or 1 in 1,569,086. In The United States it is most common in: Michigan, where 35 percent live, Florida, where 9 percent live and Arizona, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 25 percent live and Canada, where 22 percent live.

Voakes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Voakes has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Voakes surname increased 1,004 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 186 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voakes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Voakes are 0.72000000000001% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.95% being registered with the political party.

The amount Voakes earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 15.97% more than the national average, earning $50,041 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.89% less than the national average, earning $49,241 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voake91118/
Boakes831,848/
Foakes83322/
Woakes83166/
Voaker831/
Bouakes7746/
Vouakis771/
Voacker770/
Boaikes770/
Vaoke734/
Voaky733/
Woake732/
Voaki731/
Voace730/
Vogiakis716/
Vohakeit711/
Voyiakis711/
Vouaka6727/
Boayke6711/
Boakey675/
Vaauke674/
Boakez671/
Wouake671/
Voakai671/
Boacke671/
Booake671/

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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
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  • 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 Voakes
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