Vogel Surname
Approximately 182,870 people bear this surname
Vogel Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Fowl, Bird [Middle High German vogel, O.H.Ger. fogal= Dutch vogel]
Read More About This SurnameVogel Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 100,244 | 1:803 | 52 |
| United States | 44,619 | 1:8,123 | 960 |
| Switzerland | 8,470 | 1:970 | 62 |
| Brazil | 5,052 | 1:42,374 | 1,710 |
| Netherlands | 4,841 | 1:3,488 | 313 |
| France | 4,228 | 1:15,710 | 1,668 |
| South Africa | 2,272 | 1:23,846 | 3,031 |
| Austria | 2,147 | 1:3,966 | 407 |
| Argentina | 2,118 | 1:20,181 | 1,707 |
| Canada | 1,651 | 1:22,317 | 3,053 |
| Australia | 1,222 | 1:22,091 | 3,051 |
| England | 703 | 1:79,258 | 8,859 |
| Poland | 470 | 1:80,870 | 12,572 |
| Hungary | 360 | 1:27,267 | 3,021 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Czechia | 345 | 1:30,822 | 5,011 |
| Denmark | 322 | 1:17,530 | 1,721 |
| Mexico | 302 | 1:411,014 | 8,063 |
| Sweden | 296 | 1:33,266 | 2,710 |
| Chile | 284 | 1:62,030 | 2,624 |
| Thailand | 269 | 1:262,596 | 44,845 |
| Spain | 222 | 1:210,595 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 197 | 1:58,359 | 9,452 |
| Guatemala | 158 | 1:101,789 | 2,952 |
| New Zealand | 143 | 1:31,667 | 5,500 |
| Paraguay | 132 | 1:54,824 | 1,539 |
| Dominican Republic | 123 | 1:84,821 | 3,815 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Israel | 120 | 1:71,314 | 8,782 |
| Russia | 80 | 1:1,801,538 | 116,326 |
| Slovenia | 77 | 1:32,307 | 6,410 |
| Norway | 70 | 1:73,461 | 10,305 |
| Luxembourg | 54 | 1:10,751 | 1,842 |
| Singapore | 51 | 1:107,994 | 4,447 |
| Ecuador | 50 | 1:318,117 | 9,154 |
| Italy | 50 | 1:1,223,134 | 75,323 |
| Estonia | 42 | 1:31,472 | 5,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| French Polynesia | 37 | 1:7,589 | 1,667 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Zimbabwe | 28 | 1:551,366 | 43,741 |
| Colombia | 27 | 1:1,769,410 | 11,599 |
| Slovakia | 26 | 1:205,248 | 33,808 |
| Nicaragua | 24 | 1:250,879 | 2,763 |
| Ireland | 22 | 1:214,043 | 8,362 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| Wales | 22 | 1:140,661 | 10,115 |
| Greece | 21 | 1:527,609 | 66,013 |
| Kosovo | 19 | 1:97,993 | 5,402 |
| Kazakhstan | 16 | 1:1,105,156 | 63,055 |
| Venezuela | 16 | 1:1,887,755 | 23,347 |
| Aruba | 14 | 1:7,391 | 1,045 |
| Panama | 14 | 1:279,447 | 6,847 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Namibia | 13 | 1:185,339 | 9,730 |
| Belarus | 11 | 1:863,733 | 65,346 |
| Indonesia | 11 | 1:12,022,654 | 410,938 |
| Malaysia | 11 | 1:2,681,293 | 102,971 |
| India | 10 | 1:76,706,538 | 639,611 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Jamaica | 8 | 1:358,743 | 8,527 |
| Japan | 8 | 1:15,980,537 | 47,042 |
| Liechtenstein | 8 | 1:4,797 | 618 |
| Papua New Guinea | 7 | 1:1,164,817 | 109,517 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 7 | 1:15,768 | 2,111 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Cook Islands | 6 | 1:3,030 | 708 |
| Guyana | 6 | 1:127,037 | 7,965 |
| Romania | 6 | 1:3,346,312 | 56,696 |
| Finland | 5 | 1:1,099,340 | 45,512 |
| Monaco | 5 | 1:7,413 | 1,114 |
| Uruguay | 5 | 1:686,352 | 29,886 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Costa Rica | 4 | 1:1,195,017 | 6,919 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Peru | 4 | 1:7,946,031 | 41,846 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| Tanzania | 3 | 1:17,647,204 | 107,932 |
| Ukraine | 3 | 1:15,174,232 | 372,501 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Cambodia | 2 | 1:7,743,573 | 11,959 |
| Cuba | 2 | 1:5,761,358 | 13,825 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 1:646,708 | 13,517 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Bhutan | 1 | 1:616,039 | 1,715 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| El Salvador | 1 | 1:6,343,888 | 8,415 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 5 | 1:885,973 | 23,404 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 95 | 1:256,583 | 18,459 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,509 | 1:11,137 | 1,449 |
The alternate forms: Vögel (1,310), Vógel (26) & Vogël (2) are calculated separately.
Vogel (308) may also be a first name.
Vogel Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Ger.) Fowl, Bird [Middle High German vogel, O.H.Ger. fogal= Dutch vogel]
“Bird” in Dutch and German. (Voel in Afrikaans.)
(German, Dutch) Dweller at the sign of the bird; one with birdlike characteristics.
(Dutch.) A bird, a duck; figuratively, a cunning fellow, a fine young blade.
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from Belgium, from the Dutch word vogel, meaning 'bird'.
- cynthiawVogel Demographics
Average Male Vogel Height
177.52 cm
Average Female Vogel Height
162.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Vogel Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vogel Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vogel (Russian: Вогель) is more frequently found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Vögel, Vógel or Vogël. For other possible spellings of Vogel click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Vogel? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,082nd most frequently held family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 39,851 people. The surname Vogel is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Vogel reside; 66 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 501,377th most commonly held given name on earth, held by 308 people.
The last name is most frequent in Germany, where it is borne by 100,244 people, or 1 in 803. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 18 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 16 percent live and Bavaria, where 16 percent live. Besides Germany it exists in 116 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.
Vogel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Vogel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vogel surname rose 990 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 740 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it rose 440 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Vogel Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Vogel surname is chiefly Catholic (80%) in Ireland and Orthodox (50%) in Russia.
In The United States Vogel are 14.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.93% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Vogel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.58% less than the national average, earning 337,140 kr per year; in Peru they earn 0.45% more than the national average, earning S/. 19,472 per year; in Colombia they earn 74.24% more than the national average, earning $39,557,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 11% more than the national average, earning $47,894 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.07% more than the national average, earning $55,678 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Vogel Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Vogel in the Russian language | ||
| Вогель | vogel | - |
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Vogel Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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