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 surname Voest is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voest? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most common family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Voest are found; 70 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Voest is also the 3,159,357th most widely held first name world-wide. It is borne by 13 people.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 331,121. In The Netherlands Voest is most numerous in: Utrecht, where 35 percent are found, North Holland, where 24 percent are found and South Holland, where 22 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands Voest exists in 6 countries. It also occurs 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 last name are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.73% being registered with 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
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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 Voest
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