Voermans Surname

221,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,839 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Voermans Surname User-submission:

The name Voormanns is derived from the Dutch word voerman, which means 'carter'.

Voermans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5581:10,8391,498
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Belgium581:198,21826,032
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
England11:55,718,059489,080
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Voermans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Voormanns is derived from the Dutch word voerman, which means 'carter'.

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Voermans Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voermans is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voermans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 221,768th most frequent last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,962,776 people. Voermans is mostly found in Europe, where 92 percent of Voermans are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 91 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is held by 1,558 people, or 1 in 10,839. In The Netherlands Voermans is most common in: North Brabant, where 51 percent reside, Limburg, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 15 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 5 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Voermans Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Voermans surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

Voermans earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.29% less than the national average, earning $31,373 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voermanns9421/
Vermans9350/
Vormans931/
Boermans881,068/
Voormans8829/
Veermans8823/
Vormanns8811/
Voormanns8267/
Boermanns822/
Wormans8027/
Fermans8024/
Formans8023/
Vermons807/
Vormons801/
Wiermans75183/
Vuurmans7592/
Formanns7558/
Wormanns7522/
Bourmans7514/
Fehrmans753/
Wyermans751/
Bearmans750/
Wijermans7162/
Weyermans7138/
Weiermans7126/
Weiremans7116/
Weijrmans711/
Wehrmanns711/
Baermanns710/
Wearemans710/
Weyermanns67169/
Wiggermans6744/
Wauwermans6728/
Warmans679/
Farmans677/
Burmans672/
Fermons670/
Buurmans63168/
Buhrmans630/
Baermams630/
Warmons5391/
Burmons531/
Farmons531/

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