Vogt Surname

4,399th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 128,124 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Vogt Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Overseer; Bailiff; Provost.

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Vogt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany77,3261:1,04171
United States26,4271:13,7151,705
Switzerland6,5311:1,25888
Brazil3,6591:58,5062,205
France3,0541:21,7492,534
Canada1,5521:23,7413,234
Austria1,2651:6,732831
Australia1,2631:21,3742,964
Argentina1,0841:39,4313,304
South Africa8881:61,0117,702
Liechtenstein8051:485
Netherlands6351:26,5944,329
Poland6111:62,2079,759
Denmark4691:12,0361,146
England3821:145,85914,056
Norway3531:14,5671,701
Chile2391:73,7092,993
Paraguay2071:34,9601,141
Sweden1381:71,3535,384
Thailand1371:515,60889,652
Spain1151:406,53922,087
Dominican Republic1081:96,6014,209
Mexico991:1,253,80014,809
New Zealand931:48,6927,903
Estonia731:18,1073,073
Peru701:454,05913,591
Hungary611:160,92314,302
Belgium591:194,85825,672
Czechia571:186,55227,470
Singapore301:183,5907,666
India291:26,450,530346,896
Italy271:2,265,06392,103
Venezuela211:1,438,28919,453
Panama211:186,2985,509
Finland201:274,83520,939
Philippines191:5,328,328173,877
Guyana161:47,6394,360
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Kazakhstan101:1,768,25083,699
Israel101:855,76354,181
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Belarus71:1,357,29483,128
China71:195,331,65210,124
Monaco71:5,295668
Hong Kong61:1,222,5805,222
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Croatia51:845,72148,179
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Puerto Rico41:887,5354,548
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Bolivia31:3,538,81111,393
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Greenland11:56,3791,133
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Palau11:21,643223
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1581:154,27413,512
Scotland151:249,5488,553
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8571:13,0201,676

The alternate forms: Vögt (68) are calculated separately.

Vogt (95) may also be a first name.

Vogt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Overseer; Bailiff; Provost.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Ger.) Overseer; Bailiff; Warden Steward; Constable [Middle High German vog(e)t, O.H.Ger. fogat, Low Latin vocat-us; Latin advocat-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

See Voogd.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

(German) The overseer or manager of a household, a steward.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

This German surname is occupational in origin. It is derived from the Middle High German word vogetmann, meaning 'bailiff' or 'farm manager'. This term originally described someone who appeared before a court on behalf of some party not permitted to make a direct representation, often an ecclesiastical body which was not supposed to have any dealings with temporal authorities. In some instances, the name also referred to an administrator or governor of a church or province.

- Jamie Reppert

This surname may have been given to a landlord, sheperd, constable or middleman (one who had power and responsibility but serves someone above them).

- tasha.vogtman

Vogt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vogt (Marathi: वोट, Russian: Вогт) is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Vögt. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vogt? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,399th most widely held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 56,879 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 72 percent of Vogt live; 70 percent live in Western Europe and 67 percent live in Germanic Europe. Vogt is also the 974,243rd most numerous forename throughout the world, held by 95 people.

The last name Vogt is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 77,326 people, or 1 in 1,041. In Germany it is most common in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent reside and Bavaria, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account Germany it exists in 93 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Switzerland, where 5 percent reside.

Vogt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vogt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vogt last name grew 685 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it grew 150 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vogt Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States Vogt are 17.67% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.44% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vogt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.79% more than the national average, earning 476,856 kr per year; in Peru they earn 320.02% more than the national average, earning S/. 81,421 per year; in South Africa they earn 22.03% more than the national average, earning R 289,992 per year; in United States they earn 8.14% more than the national average, earning $46,660 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,214 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vögt9268/
Voigt8984,687/
Voogt893,597/
Vogts89885/
Voegt89247/
Vogtt8970/
Vogth8953/
Vougt8929/
Voggt8915/
Vogte897/
Voëgt894/
Vojgt891/
Vogkt891/
Voygt890/
Vog86347/
Voigts801,179/
Voigth8010/
Voigtt807/
Voigte802/
Voogth800/
Vougtt800/
Vogtte800/
Fogt752,549/
Vogg751,489/
Vagt751,436/
Vegt75687/
Voog75256/
Vogh75105/
Vokt7574/
Wogt7559/
Bogt7551/
Vogs7514/
Voct7513/
Voig7510/
Voug754/
Vokg752/
Votq751/
Vuog751/
Voqt751/
Vogc751/
Vogk751/
Uogt751/
Voqg751/
Vogtová7351/
Vogtova731/
Vagts671,138/
Vogue67409/
Vough67240/
Foigt67145/
Woigt67124/
Fougt6796/
Voitk6785/
Fosgt6765/
Voigtová6757/
Bogte6749/
Votke6734/
Fogth6733/
Vaagt6725/
Foygt6723/
Fojgt6714/
Fogte6714/
Bhogt6714/
Votdk6710/
Vagth6710/
Voekt679/
Vockt679/
Boigt678/
Bougt678/
Fogts675/
Fogtt675/
Voigh675/
Vagte675/
Vaugt674/
Vocte673/
Voogh672/
Vuigt672/
Woogt672/
Bogts672/
Vojgtová672/
Wogth672/
Voigg671/
Vougg671/
Voggs671/
Voggtová671/
Vuogz671/
Voigp671/
Voict671/
Voigtova671/
Wojgt671/
Bogtz671/
Boygt671/
Woggt671/
Voiqt671/
Vogqe671/
Votck671/
Woygt670/

Vogt Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vogt in the Marathi language
वोटvota-
Vogt in the Russian language
Вогтvogt-

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Vogt Reference & Research

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