Vocking Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vocking Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vocking Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1351:125,09019,566
England251:2,228,72284,230
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
France11:66,422,722504,397
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371

The alternate forms: Vöcking (525) are calculated separately.

Vocking Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vocking is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant: Vöcking. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vocking? popularity and diffusion

Vocking is the 1,328,442nd most frequent last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. The surname Vocking is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Vocking live; 82 percent live in Western Europe and 82 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 135 people, or 1 in 125,090. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: Utrecht, where 42 percent reside, North Holland, where 18 percent reside and Overijssel, where 13 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands Vocking occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 15 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Vocking Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vocking has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 313 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vöcking95525/
Vockings9372/
Voecking933/
Voking921/
Bocking861,268/
Focking86145/
Wocking868/
Vouking867/
Vochkin866/
Vockeng861/
Vokin83468/
Vocin831/
Foecking80135/
Fockking803/
Voschkin801/
Vochin771,069/
Voykin77695/
Vokina77427/
Vokeng77338/
Votkin77125/
Boking77120/
Bockin77110/
Bocing77104/
Vaking7726/
Voikin7726/
Woking7725/
Foking7717/
Vacing7713/
Veking776/
Vackin771/
Vojkin771/
Vöking771/
Vokion771/
Voshchkin751/
Hvoickina751/
Vocn731/
Vokn731/
Böcking711,076/
Bücking71909/
Voukeng71790/
Föcking71416/
Voykina71394/
Fockink71283/
Bokings71215/
Bokking7190/
Wecking7172/
Voshkin7162/
Backing7157/
Wouking7144/
Bouking7127/
Voichin7122/
Phoking7119/
Foching7117/
Bokieng7116/
Bogking7116/
Facking7114/
Voychin7114/
Boyking7112/
Fokking718/
Booking718/
Voikina717/
Buoking715/
Voytkin713/
Boching712/
Vasckin712/
Bocuing711/
Boucing711/
Bodking711/
Wacking711/
Woching711/
Vaching711/
Vookeng711/
Bouckin710/
Botking710/
Foeking710/
Vakin671,388/
Photking67375/
Vacin6792/
Wokin6783/
Vokyn6721/
Fuoching6718/
Boukieng6717/
Faecking6716/
Fockinck6716/
Voken6710/
Wooching678/
Foekking675/
Huecking675/
Wouching672/
Vokinova672/
Bouching672/
Vashckin671/
Fascking671/
Buckingh671/
Vaschkin671/
Vougkeng671/
Bokng671/
Bodkings670/

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vocking
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis