Voase Surname

1,276,805th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Voase Surname Definition:

From vose, a ditch, intrenchment, wall, fortification; vôy vôza, foza, vose, id.; boza, bose, an intrenchment; fôz, fôs, a wall; from L. fossa, a ditch, moat, trench. Hence probably the names Boas, Boase, Boaz, Bice, Fice, Fos, Foss, Moose, Moysey (? ), Vause, Vice, Voaso, Voaz, Voce, Voice, Vos, Voss, Vossa, Voyce, Voysey(? ).

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Voase Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1431:389,63727,109
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372

Voase Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From vose, a ditch, intrenchment, wall, fortification; vôy vôza, foza, vose, id.; boza, bose, an intrenchment; fôz, fôs, a wall; from L. fossa, a ditch, moat, trench. Hence probably the names Boas, Boase, Boaz, Bice, Fice, Fos, Foss, Moose, Moysey (? ), Vause, Vice, Voaso, Voaz, Voce, Voice, Vos, Voss, Vossa, Voyce, Voysey(? ).

Patronymica Cornu-Britannica (1870) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Voase Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voase is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voase? popularity and diffusion

The surname Voase is the 1,276,805th most widespread surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 40,712,547 people. The last name Voase is predominantly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Voase reside; 82 percent reside in Northern Europe and 82 percent reside in British Isles.

Voase is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 143 people, or 1 in 389,637. In England it is primarily concentrated in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 41 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 13 percent are found and North Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found. Excluding England Voase exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 9 percent are found and The United States, where 8 percent are found.

Voase Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Voase has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Voase last name rose 207 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voase Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Voase are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the party.

Voase earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.38% less than the national average, earning $38,672 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voas89277/
Boase802,073/
Vohas8023/
Voast8016/
Voage809/
Voasi806/
Vhoas801/
Vaose801/
Voais801/
Voats800/
Voace800/
Vogias73130/
Voyias7359/
Boatse7347/
Boasie7331/
Foasse7311/
Woasse7311/
Woasea736/
Boasse736/
Boaseh731/
Vohash731/
Voaish731/
Vouage731/
Phoase731/
Voiyas731/
Boaser731/
Woaseh731/
Woashe731/
Bouase731/
Voaize731/
Boasee731/
Boases731/
Boaset731/
Boas678,336/
Fouasse67283/
Vaos67104/
Bouasse6754/
Voaishh6748/
Woas6729/
Foasseu6711/
Woaseah6711/
Vaoesea677/
Boasher677/
Woassey675/
Voaz673/
Boasier671/
Bohasse671/
Bouased671/
Bouaseh671/
Vojjash671/
Voasova671/
Voatsis671/
Vouager671/
Vouassa671/
Fohasse671/
Fohatse671/
Bohashe671/
Boasseu671/
Boasset670/
Voheise670/

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