Voicu Surname

12,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44,321 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Voicu Surname User-submission:

One of the oldest Romanian surnames. First mention is at the time of King Stephen I of Hungary whose name before converting to Christianity was Voyk or Voic. The word is thought to mean 'man' or 'warrior'.

Voicu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania41,8201:48046
Spain1,2431:37,6123,709
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Moldova2421:14,7162,510
Canada1571:234,68522,439
Germany931:865,65062,206
Italy871:702,95059,950
England841:663,31038,317
France471:1,413,249138,595
Greece461:240,86536,930
Belgium381:302,54335,124
Sweden281:351,67024,678
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Austria131:655,03358,041
Denmark101:564,47234,222
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Norway71:734,61250,907
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
China41:341,830,39216,990
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

Voicu (1,110) may also be a first name.

Voicu Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

One of the oldest Romanian surnames. First mention is at the time of King Stephen I of Hungary whose name before converting to Christianity was Voyk or Voic. The word is thought to mean 'man' or 'warrior'.

- rares_maglan

Voicu Last Name Facts

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

Voicu occurs more in Romania more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Voicu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voicu? popularity and diffusion

Voicu is the 12,661st most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 164,426 people. The surname Voicu is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Voicu reside; 95 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 95 percent reside in Romanian Europe. Voicu is also the 239,405th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 1,110 people.

The surname is most frequent in Romania, where it is borne by 41,820 people, or 1 in 480. In Romania it is mostly found in: Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent live, Dâmbovița County, where 7 percent live and Argeș County, where 7 percent live. Not including Romania it occurs in 48 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Voicu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voicu surname are 3.18% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 56.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Voicu earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 74.69% less than the national average, earning €7,602 per year; in United States they earn 18.23% more than the national average, earning $51,016 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.78% less than the national average, earning $48,799 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voiciu9159/
Voitcu9127/
Voicus915/
Voicau912/
Voicut911/
Voicou911/
Vicu89203/
Vocu89123/
Voicius8368/
Boicu803,733/
Vichu80242/
Viciu80238/
Voiku80230/
Viscu80160/
Vitcu8057/
Vicus8011/
Voicy804/
Vicau802/
Vochu802/
Vicku801/
Vițcu801/
Vicou801/
Vocus801/
Viocu801/
Voucu801/
Vichou73565/
Vicaud73176/
Boichu73114/
Boiciu7359/
Voitku7339/
Vicius7324/
Voikou7312/
Vicuða7312/
Vaichu734/
Vicous734/
Vojcuh733/
Viscus732/
Viscup732/
Vaicus732/
Boicou732/
Vichau732/
Vochou731/
Voccou731/
Vocsou731/
Vicaut731/
Voscou731/
Voihku731/
Vichhu731/
Voikus731/
Vaicau731/
Vicaus730/
Bicu671,611/
Bocu67969/
Vacu67515/
Viku67236/
Vecu67225/
Vizu67186/
Vaicius67110/
Vaickus6791/
Vickous6786/
Voců6773/
Voku6742/
Vozu6728/
Vicy6720/
Vaichou6712/
Voitkus679/
Vijiacu678/
Vitchus676/
Viţu673/
Voucaud671/
Boichku671/
Uicu671/
Wicu671/
Boichau671/
Vicheuh671/
Vichkus671/
Voucsou671/
Votchou671/
Vicó671/
Viscust671/
Vitcheu671/
Voitsou671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voicu
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