Voight Surname

90,873rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
American Samoa

Voight Surname Definition:

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

Voight Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,8281:75,0748,609
South Africa1121:483,73039,862
Australia1101:245,41522,739
Canada691:533,99444,923
New Zealand631:71,87810,704
England121:4,643,172139,951
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Haiti61:1,780,65114,597
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
France51:13,284,544357,392
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6801:73,8517,909

Voight (62) may also be a first name.

Voight Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

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

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

Voight Last Name Facts

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

Voight is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voight? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 90,873rd most common last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,382,836 people. Voight is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Voight are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 93 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,246,114th most commonly held given name world-wide It is held by 62 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 4,828 people, or 1 in 75,074. In The United States Voight is most common in: Wisconsin, where 11 percent reside, Texas, where 11 percent reside and Nevada, where 9 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States this surname is found in 34 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 2 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Voight Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Voight has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voight last name increased 710 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 59 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voight Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voight last name are 14.82% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 61.59% being registered with the party.

The amount Voight earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 4.52% less than the national average, earning R 226,896 per year; in United States they earn 8.45% more than the national average, earning $46,796 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.37% more than the national average, earning $55,828 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voights9292/
Voght91578/
Vight9130/
Vought832,002/
Vooght83594/
Foight8388/
Veight8357/
Voeght8324/
Voyght8312/
Voigdt838/
Vaight838/
Boight837/
Vioght835/
Voiget831/
Vonght830/
Woight830/
Vighte830/
Vieght830/
Veights778/
Voughth770/
Wight7315,050/
Fight73323/
Foght73315/
Voige73127/
Vogdt7366/
Bight7326/
Vaght733/
Voigd732/
Boght732/
Veght730/
Vaught6712,311/
Weight674,180/
Waight672,669/
Fought671,838/
Feight67816/
Vaghte67482/
Whight67459/
Beight67301/
Voogdt67180/
Fights67142/
Veghte67135/
Boiget6778/
Faight6770/
Vaighe6740/
Bought6736/
Veghts6724/
Voughs6719/
Wights6714/
Vooghs679/
Huight678/
Wieght676/
Vuaght675/
Vigghe674/
Bights674/
Vigeet673/
Wighte673/
Vaghts673/
Fieght672/
Wightt671/
Vayght671/
Bioght671/
Fooght671/
Boyght671/
Fighte670/
Wought670/
Baight670/
Wonght670/
Booght670/
Vaaght670/
Phight670/

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Voight Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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