Voekt Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Voekt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voekt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Voekt Last Name Facts

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

Voekt is found most frequently in Switzerland. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voekt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most widely held last name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Voekt reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Switzerland, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,173,274. In Switzerland it is mostly found in: Canton of Basel-Stadt, where 43 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 43 percent are found and Canton of Basel-Landschaft, where 14 percent are found. Excluding Switzerland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in China, where 11 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voek891,006/
Vokt8974/
Voeks80386/
Voegt80247/
Vooek8074/
Voeck8058/
Vockt809/
Voehk803/
Vogkt801/
Hvoek801/
Voeke801/
Foekt800/
Voecks73340/
Voeske7320/
Veikht735/
Veykht732/
Voegtz731/
Voheke731/
Voiegt730/
Voegte730/
Vogt67128,124/
Fokt67853/
Vegt67687/
Voeg67241/
Vökt67107/
Vaek6794/
Voekova6750/
Vakt6719/
Voec6712/
Fekt676/
Vukt672/
Woek672/
Voex671/
Voqt671/
Voyegte671/
Wokt671/
Uekt671/
Voegtte670/

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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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  • 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 Voekt
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