Voest Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Voest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands511:331,12138,060
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Voest (13) may also be a first name.

Voest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voest is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Voest click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,168,711th most numerous surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The surname Voest is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Voest reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 68 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,159,357th most frequent first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

Voest is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 51 people, or 1 in 331,121. In The Netherlands Voest is most frequent in: Utrecht, where 35 percent are found, North Holland, where 24 percent are found and South Holland, where 22 percent are found. Not including The Netherlands it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 3 percent are found.

Voest Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voest surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

Voest earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.49% less than the national average, earning $33,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voeste91129/
Vest8917,723/
Voet894,914/
Vost89342/
Voes8947/
Voets804,081/
Woest801,724/
Voese80639/
Vesth80381/
Hvoet80236/
Foest80181/
Viest80131/
Voost80119/
Voetz8066/
Voeth8059/
Vooet8033/
Vestå8015/
Vehst808/
Voist806/
Veist806/
Hvest805/
Vooes805/
Vuest802/
Veyst802/
Veast802/
Vesst801/
Hvost801/
Vohes800/
Voestsch772/
Voe75936/
Woeste731,570/
Voesch73131/
Foeste73131/
Veiset7368/
Voyset7355/
Woehst7354/
Voscht7323/
Voehse7319/
Voiset7317/
Veiste7315/
Foehst737/
Voicet731/
Voiste731/
Veyset731/
Veyste731/
Vieszt731/
Vooies731/
Wouest731/
Vohist731/
Vaiest731/
Vohees731/
Vayost731/
Foesst730/
Voohes730/
Vohies730/
Voetsh730/
West67409,029/
Vaes675,961/
Fest673,233/
Vast672,356/
Veysset671,094/
Fost67619/
Vöst67347/
Voed67310/
Voey67216/
Voetsch67184/
Voisset67142/
Veiseth67134/
Vust67121/
Vaet6778/
Vüst6778/
Vohe6756/
Hvoe6753/
Voer6749/
Uest6744/
Vooe6734/
Wost6727/
Woet6725/
Väst6712/
Voohees675/
Veisset673/
Voetova671/
Voez671/
Voep671/
Woes671/
Voysset671/
Vgoe671/
Vosd671/
Voea671/
Voej671/
Voex671/
Vozt670/
Vooheis670/
Voheise670/

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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 Voest
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