Vogelsang Surname

44,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,787 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Vogelsang Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'birdwatcher' in Dutch.

Vogelsang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany7,8191:10,2961,294
United States2,4931:145,39115,016
Switzerland4351:18,8803,077
Netherlands3901:43,3007,362
Canada1611:228,85521,956
Australia1091:247,66722,912
Austria801:106,44315,207
Denmark711:79,5037,759
South Africa421:1,289,94571,309
Chile281:629,16015,000
England261:2,143,00282,017
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Belgium121:958,05473,966
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Croatia91:469,84536,710
Norway91:571,36544,190
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Honduras71:1,259,4925,127
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Slovenia31:829,22525,091
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Liechtenstein21:19,1891,439
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2811:178,71415,946

Vogelsang Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'birdwatcher' in Dutch.

- masonmajor

This surname means 'birdsong' in German.

- wvogelsang

Vogelsang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vogelsang is found most in Germany. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vogelsang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,073rd most prevalent family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 618,270 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Vogelsang live; 74 percent live in Western Europe and 73 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly used in Germany, where it is carried by 7,819 people, or 1 in 10,296. In Germany Vogelsang is primarily concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 45 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 21 percent live and Saxony, where 6 percent live. Other than Germany this last name occurs in 43 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent live and Switzerland, where 4 percent live.

Vogelsang Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vogelsang has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Vogelsang last name rose 887 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 163 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vogelsang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vogelsang last name are 15.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vogelsang earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.63% less than the national average, earning 309,297 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 134.31% more than the national average, earning R 556,800 per year; in United States they earn 9.18% more than the national average, earning $47,111 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.45% more than the national average, earning $55,870 CAD per year.

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