Voges Surname

52,069th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,834 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Saint Martin

Voges Surname Definition:

From Vosges, Mountains in France.

Voges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,8521:16,5922,194
South Africa2,4001:22,5742,863
United States1,5741:230,27922,189
Brazil4201:509,70119,169
Netherlands1821:92,78715,250
Australia931:290,27625,669
England821:679,48938,951
Indonesia591:2,241,512136,522
France311:2,142,668174,004
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
New Zealand181:251,57423,165
Mexico121:10,343,85040,270
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Saint Martin81:4,394114
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
United States Virgin Islands31:36,7924,502
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2511:200,07417,416

The alternate forms: Vöges (19) & Vogés (7) are calculated separately.

Voges (10) may also be a first name.

Voges Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Vosges, Mountains in France.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Voges Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voges occurs most in Germany. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Vöges or Vogés. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voges? popularity and diffusion

The last name Voges is the 52,069th most frequently used family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 741,056 people. Voges is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Voges reside; 52 percent reside in Western Europe and 51 percent reside in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly occurring given name on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 4,852 people, or 1 in 16,592. In Germany Voges is primarily found in: Lower Saxony, where 62 percent are found, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 17 percent are found and Schleswig-Holstein, where 3 percent are found. Barring Germany Voges occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and The United States, where 16 percent are found.

Voges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Voges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Voges surname grew 627 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 2,050 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voges Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Voges last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 56.04% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Voges earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 55.23% more than the national average, earning R 368,892 per year; in United States they earn 7.69% more than the national average, earning $46,466 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.11% more than the national average, earning $54,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vöges9319/
Vogés937/
Vosges91475/
Vooges91183/
Voiges9189/
Vogies9156/
Vogues9142/
Vodges9111/
Vogges912/
Vouges911/
Voeges911/
Vogets910/
Voge891,259/
Vonghes8338/
Voegies8324/
Voggies8310/
Voggess831/
Voguest831/
Vooghes830/
Voigets830/
Voces801,842/
Voget80582/
Boges80292/
Voige80127/
Veges80109/
Vouge80101/
Vages8081/
Véges8067/
Foges8063/
Voger8044/
Vooge8034/
Vonge8034/
Vogie8033/
Vogee8015/
Vogge8013/
Voses8012/
Vogis8011/
Vogez805/
Vhoge804/
Voghe804/
Vogec801/
Vohge801/
Vogée801/
Vozes801/
Vogey800/
Voged800/
Woges800/
Vosghese771/
Bogues73962/
Bouges73611/
Fogues73285/
Bogges73239/
Bogese73161/
Veghes73118/
Voguet73112/
Vongey7369/
Vagues7360/
Vogais7357/
Bonges7352/
Vegesh7343/
Vagges7340/
Vanges7333/
Vagesh7325/
Bogesh7319/
Bogess7319/
Vogier7314/
Bogets7311/
Bogest739/
Bogies738/
Vogger738/
Bodges735/
Wogese735/
Boiges735/
Bosges735/
Botges735/
Wogues735/
Vaghes734/
Bogeys734/
Vogett734/
Voches734/
Voguer733/
Fonges733/
Vosger733/
Vodger733/
Uonges733/
Voises733/
Vueges732/
Vauges732/
Vozgeč732/
Vogeha732/
Buoges731/
Boxges731/
Bhoges731/
Bojges731/
Vogyts731/
Voiget731/
Vagees731/
Vagies731/
Voguee731/
Vocess731/
Fosges731/
Fouges731/
Boghes731/
Fogões731/
Bokges731/
Foghes731/
Boyges730/
Boge6713,515/
Boggess675,898/
Vose673,636/
Vage672,478/
Voce672,287/
Woge67841/
Boigues67503/
Voje67414/
Bougues67222/
Voysest67190/
Voze67105/
Vosi67100/
Boutges6785/
Fougues6766/
Boguess6757/
Vougier6755/
Vogi6754/
Bogesch6752/
Vageesh6717/
Vasgues6715/
Voguett6713/
Boggues6712/
Vosgier6710/
Fhogues6710/
Bottges6710/
Bhogesh679/
Vojesch679/
Vaugues678/
Veghess677/
Boughes675/
Vougher674/
Vaggees673/
Bougies673/
Voicehs673/
Vaughes672/
Vogy672/
Boghese672/
Boígues672/
Boïgues672/
Voiches672/
Vosy671/
Boggees671/
Bosgues671/
Boygest671/
Boygues671/
Bogeess671/
Boghesh671/
Woggess671/
Vaggese671/
Vaghesh671/
Vagiesh671/
Vogé671/
Voiseys671/
Vaggess671/
Boidges670/
Boghest670/
Boygess670/
Bounges670/
Bongess670/

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