Vogten Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vogten Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vogten Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1061:159,31323,533
Germany631:1,277,86481,414
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
United States81:45,307,367917,113
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Vogten Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vogten is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vogten? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,239,697th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Vogten are found; 96 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 106 people, or 1 in 159,313. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: Limburg, where 72 percent reside, South Holland, where 10 percent reside and North Brabant, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

Vogten Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vogten surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Vogten earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vügten8338/
Vegten8335/
Vaugten770/
Voegthn770/
Voegthin710/
Vecten67309/
Bugten67236/
Fagten674/
Vekten673/
Vakten672/
Bagten671/
Wogtin671/
Bogtin671/
Bokten671/
Vagtyn671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vogten
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