Voelin Surname
Approximately 55 people bear this surname
Voelin Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 27 | 1:304,182 | 24,091 |
| France | 23 | 1:2,887,944 | 200,772 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
The alternate forms: Voélin (19) & Voëlin (11) are calculated separately.
Voelin Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voelin Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Voelin has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Voélin or Voëlin. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Voelin? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,605,694th most numerous family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 132,500,835 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 91 percent of Voelin are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Voelin is most frequently used in Switzerland, where it is borne by 27 people, or 1 in 304,182. In Switzerland Voelin is mostly found in: Canton of Vaud, where 56 percent reside, Canton of Graubünden, where 11 percent reside and Canton of Bern, where 7 percent reside. Besides Switzerland this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 42 percent reside and Brazil, where 7 percent reside.
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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
- 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 Voelin
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