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

Vogt (Marathi: वोट, Russian: Вогт) is more commonly found in Germany than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Vögt. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vogt? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 4,399^th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 56,879 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 72 percent of Vogt reside; 70 percent reside in Western Europe and 67 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Vogt is also the 974,243^rd most commonly held first name in the world. It is borne by 95 people.

This last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 77,326 people, or 1 in 1,041. In Germany it is most prevalent in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 26 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 18 percent live and Bavaria, where 11 percent live. Other than Germany this last name exists in 93 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Switzerland, where 5 percent live.

Vogt Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Vogt has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vogt surname increased 685 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 242 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it decreased 20 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 150 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it decreased 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vogt Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Vogt surname are 17.67% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.44% 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.