Vochten Surname

730,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 397 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vochten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vochten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium3921:29,3284,729
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Vochten Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vochten is more commonly found in Belgium than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vochten.

How Common Is The Last Name Vochten? popularity and diffusion

Vochten is the 730,373rd most numerous family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 18,356,539 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vochten reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most widely held in Belgium, where it is held by 392 people, or 1 in 29,328. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Flemish Region, where 99 percent live, Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent live and Walloon Region, where 1 percent live. Besides Belgium this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Laos, where 0 percent live and Luxembourg, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vechten8610/
Voten830/
Vachteng801/
Voyten77106/
Vošten7790/
Bohten7714/
Vosten7714/
Vhaten7710/
Voiten771/
Votten771/
Voteng771/
Voteun771/
Vouhouten751/
Votn731/
Vosteen71528/
Wachten71202/
Vousten71145/
Bachten7116/
Vostehn718/
Vashten715/
Büchten713/
Voosten711/
Wechten710/
Woten67429/
Boten67394/
Votin67287/
Voshtina6788/
Vaten6728/
Votyn676/
Uoten674/
Vöchting673/
Vachtina672/
Wachteng671/
Vothn671/
Votenova671/

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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 Vochten
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