Vogels Surname

84,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,751 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vogels Surname User-submission:

The surname Vogels means 'bird' in Dutch.

Vogels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands3,6751:4,595465
Belgium6721:17,1082,622
Germany6431:125,20315,285
United States2401:1,510,246102,670
Australia1481:182,40318,373
Canada1191:309,62728,530
France781:851,573100,617
New Zealand431:105,31013,865
England371:1,505,89364,828
South Africa301:1,805,92385,708
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Austria91:946,15970,786
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Vogels Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Vogels means 'bird' in Dutch.

- eevogels

Vogels Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vogels (Russian: Вогелс) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vogels? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 84,066th most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,267,179 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 89 percent of Vogels are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 85 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 3,675 people, or 1 in 4,595. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: North Brabant, where 59 percent are found, South Holland, where 14 percent are found and Limburg, where 9 percent are found. Besides The Netherlands it occurs in 32 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 12 percent are found and Germany, where 11 percent are found.

Vogels Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vogels has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Vogels surname rose 857 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vogels Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vogels surname are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vogels earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 137.5% more than the national average, earning 821,928 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 62.21% less than the national average, earning R 89,796 per year; in United States they earn 32.7% more than the national average, earning $57,259 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.25% less than the national average, earning $47,074 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voogels9231/
Voegels9228/
Vogelse921/
Vogls911/
Fogels83252/
Bogels8381/
Vagels8338/
Vogles8337/
Vosels8321/
Vegels831/
Vangels7754/
Boggels773/
Votcels771/
Vogiles770/
Foegels770/
Vegls732/
Vocls731/
Fogls730/
Vouchels710/
Bogles67366/
Bögels6799/
Wagels6796/
Vasels6730/
Bagels6725/
Wogles6713/
Fagels6711/
Fogles6711/
Wegels672/
Vosils671/
Voglez671/
Fegels671/
Voyselles670/

Vogels Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vogels in the Russian language
Вогелсvogels-

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