Voce Surname

185,329th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Fiji

Voce Surname Definition:

(Teutonic) Anglicized forms of the Dutch and Low Ger. Vos (Fox).

Voce Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy6611:92,52115,942
England6581:84,6789,300
United States4961:730,76457,356
Fiji1261:7,0981,425
Australia1031:262,09423,895
Canada621:594,28449,093
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Germany201:4,025,273167,743
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Czechia141:759,53467,321
Northern Ireland141:131,7887,342
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Wales41:773,63329,106
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
France11:66,422,722504,397
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4011:60,7867,098
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States541:929,97655,839

The alternate forms: Você (34) & Voçe (3) are calculated separately.

Voce (21) may also be a first name.

Voce Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Teutonic) Anglicized forms of the Dutch and Low Ger. Vos (Fox).

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Voce Last Name Facts

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

Voce is most common in Italy. It may also occur as: Você or Voçe. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voce? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 185,329th most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 3,186,509 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 62 percent of Voce reside; 30 percent reside in Northern Europe and 30 percent reside in British Isles. Voce is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 21 people.

Voce is most numerous in Italy, where it is borne by 661 people, or 1 in 92,521. In Italy it is most frequent in: Calabria, where 52 percent live, Lombardy, where 21 percent live and Lazio, where 7 percent live. Excluding Italy Voce exists in 41 countries. It is also common in England, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 22 percent live.

Voce Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Voce has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 919 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voce Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Voce last name are 1.09% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.32% being registered with the party.

The amount Voce earn in different countries varies markedly. In Italy they earn 19.53% more than the national average, earning €35,894 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.92% more than the national average, earning R 334,884 per year; in United States they earn 4.34% more than the national average, earning $45,020 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.57% more than the national average, earning $64,870 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Você9234/
Voçe923/
Voice893,668/
Vocke891,951/
Voces891,842/
Voyce891,408/
Vocea89160/
Voche8929/
Vocce897/
Vojce896/
Vocet894/
Vocer892/
Vocei891/
Vocey891/
Vouce891/
Vocye891/
Vocse891/
Voicea80315/
Vocque80139/
Vouche8068/
Vockes8059/
Voycey8049/
Voicey8018/
Votche8013/
Vockie809/
Vocher804/
Voches804/
Vockey803/
Vosche802/
Vocier802/
Vooche801/
Vocess801/
Voices801/
Voicet801/
Voicke801/
Vocsey801/
Vuoche801/
Voiche801/
Vose753,636/
Voci753,479/
Voge751,259/
Voca751,012/
Voke75698/
Boce75635/
Voje75414/
Voze75105/
Voch7589/
Vace7533/
Vocz7531/
Vocy756/
Woce751/
Voxe751/
Vocj751/
Voucher7336/
Voceová738/
Voshche738/
Voicehs733/
Voiceha732/
Vocquet732/
Voiches732/
Voockey731/
Vockett731/
Voschet731/
Vosscer731/
Boyce6771,260/
Voges679,834/
Voica675,605/
Boche674,913/
Boice674,212/
Vooke671,426/
Vokey671,328/
Woche671,207/
Voser671,130/
Vache67943/
Vosse67684/
Voget67582/
Vocca67434/
Voise67423/
Bocea67309/
Vocht67305/
Vouch67304/
Vocaj67254/
Bocer67233/
Boces67199/
Vosch67151/
Wocke67134/
Vacea67134/
Voige67127/
Vocci67123/
Vhoke67121/
Vouge67101/
Voyse6784/
Woyce6779/
Vocis6772/
Bouce6762/
Vacey6761/
Vozeh6755/
Voich6753/
Votchets6751/
Bozce6747/
Voger6744/
Vožeh6738/
Vouse6734/
Votke6734/
Vooge6734/
Vacke6734/
Vaces6734/
Vodke6733/
Vogie6733/
Vacce6732/
Vauce6730/
Bocșe6730/
Vaceľ6722/
Vocka6721/
Voike6720/
Voize6720/
Vacer6717/
Voque6717/
Vojje6716/
Vojče6716/
Vogee6715/
Vacet6714/
Vogge6713/
Voose6713/
Bocet6713/
Voses6712/
Vajce6711/
Votca6710/
Vosie679/
Vochi679/
Bhoce678/
Vacie678/
Vouke677/
Votze676/
Vozer676/
Vogez675/
Vocês675/
Vosey674/
Vhoge674/
Bodce674/
Vouca674/
Vuoch673/
Votch673/
Voshe673/
Botce673/
Bosce673/
Bocie673/
Bocez673/
Voici673/
Vokke673/
Voscy672/
Vokei672/
Vasce672/
Vwoke672/
Vozea672/
Vozie672/
Voßke672/
Vosci671/
Vouchech671/
Voocheis671/
Vohge671/
Vhoxe671/
Vaced671/
Vohse671/
Vosee671/
Boced671/
Uoche671/
Vojet671/
Vokeh671/
Vocaa671/
Vocay671/
Vojczech671/
Vahce671/
Vorze671/
Vosed671/
Voset671/
Vozei671/
Vozes671/
Voïca671/
Vwose671/
Vuoje671/
Bocej671/
Vodje671/
Vgace671/
Vogqe671/
Booce670/
Wocet670/
Woice670/
Vogey670/
Bocqe670/
Voged670/
Voyze670/
Voochees670/

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