Voegt Surname

1,022,958th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 247 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Voegt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voegt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1681:322,48630,363
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
England191:2,932,529101,561
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

The alternate forms: Voëgt (4) are calculated separately.

Voegt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voegt is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Voëgt. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voegt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,022,958th most commonly occurring surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 29,504,234 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 68 percent of Voegt reside; 68 percent reside in Southern Africa and 68 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most widely held in South Africa, where it is borne by 168 people, or 1 in 322,486. In South Africa Voegt is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 94 percent are found, Gauteng, where 3 percent are found and Limpopo, where 2 percent are found. Outside of South Africa this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 11 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Voegt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Voegt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Voegt last name fell 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voegt Last Name Statistics demography

Voegt earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.32% more than the national average, earning R 283,548 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voëgt934/
Voegtz911/
Voegte910/
Voiegt910/
Vogt89128,124/
Vegt89687/
Voeg89241/
Voyegte831/
Voegtte830/
Voigt8084,687/
Voogt803,597/
Vogtt8070/
Vogth8053/
Veigt8032/
Vougt8029/
Voggt8015/
Voekt809/
Vogkt801/
Vojgt801/
Viegt800/
Voegh800/
Voygt800/
Voigts731,179/
Voigth7310/
Voigtt737/
Voigte732/
Vojigt731/
Voogth730/
Vougtt730/
Fogt672,549/
Vagt671,436/
Voek671,006/
Vugt67523/
Vokt6774/
Vögt6768/
Wogt6759/
Wegt6754/
Voec6712/
Vügt677/
Fegt672/
Bowegtt671/
Woeg671/
Uoeg671/
Vaeg671/
Voqt671/
Voex671/
Foegtte670/

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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 Voegt
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