Vocks Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vocks Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vocks Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1371:587,63147,553
United States751:4,832,786249,377
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Vöcks (47) are calculated separately.

Vocks Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vocks is borne by more people in Germany than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Vöcks. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vocks? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 973,426th most commonly occurring family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. The surname Vocks occurs predominantly in Europe, where 70 percent of Vocks reside; 68 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Vocks is most frequently held in Germany, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 587,631. In Germany Vocks is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 61 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 23 percent are found and Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent are found. Beside Germany Vocks exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 16 percent are found.

Vocks Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vocks has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vocks surname expanded 441 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vocks Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vocks surname are 31.8% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.57% registered with the party.

Vocks earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.8% more than the national average, earning $51,692 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vöcks9347/
Voecks91340/
Voks8955/
Voeks80386/
Focks80325/
Wocks8092/
Voksø8027/
Voksh8011/
Vacks809/
Vochs801/
Vohks801/
Vocse801/
Vohcs801/
Vockx800/
Boocks73168/
Boycks7332/
Foucks732/
Bocksh731/
Voitks731/
Voicss731/
Vouckx730/
Woicks730/
Foks677,683/
Vaks673,941/
Vécs6774/
Voksová6758/
Woks6726/
Veks6724/
Vöks6719/
Vogs6714/
Veeckss6714/
Voqs672/
Uoks672/
Wocs671/
Vauckst670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vocks
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