Voigt Surname

6,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Voigt Surname Definition:

A variant of Vogt.

Voigt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany62,0911:1,29794
United States10,3671:34,9634,359
Brazil4,6521:46,0181,826
Australia1,8001:14,9982,131
South Africa1,4151:38,2884,919
Denmark9911:5,696526
Canada4501:81,8799,127
Austria3121:27,2934,325
Netherlands2761:61,18510,518
Switzerland2691:30,5314,571
Dominican Republic2471:42,2392,243
France1971:337,17150,874
England1551:359,47125,733
Suriname1531:3,612692
Poland1441:263,95032,677
Sweden1161:84,8866,261
Argentina1071:399,47130,635
Chile1011:174,4215,727
New Zealand941:48,1747,829
Norway841:61,2188,720
Spain781:599,38528,019
Belgium651:176,87123,883
Czechia631:168,78525,447
Thailand611:1,158,006169,912
Haiti581:184,2057,235
Guatemala441:365,5154,900
American Samoa391:1,430249
Ireland261:181,1137,791
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
Paraguay221:328,9435,083
Finland171:323,33523,349
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Liechtenstein131:2,952332
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
China91:151,924,6187,954
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Malta11:430,2723,380
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2611:39,8244,683

Voigt (54) may also be a first name.

Voigt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A variant of Vogt.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Old German version of “Vogt” (q.v.).

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

Voigt Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voigt has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voigt? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,669th most common surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 86,053 people. The last name Voigt occurs predominantly in Europe, where 77 percent of Voigt are found; 75 percent are found in Western Europe and 74 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,350,955th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 54 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 62,091 people, or 1 in 1,297. In Germany it is most frequent in: Saxony, where 17 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 11 percent reside and Saxony-Anhalt, where 11 percent reside. Beside Germany it exists in 83 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Brazil, where 5 percent reside.

Voigt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Voigt has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Voigt surname expanded 822 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 238 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voigt Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Voigt last name are 15.86% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.63% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Voigt earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 67.12% more than the national average, earning 578,358 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 48.52% more than the national average, earning R 352,944 per year; in United States they earn 4.79% more than the national average, earning $45,215 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $50,950 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voigts911,179/
Voigth9110/
Voigtt917/
Voigte912/
Vojigt911/
Voiegt910/
Vogt89128,124/
Voig8910/
Vigt892/
Voogt803,597/
Vogts80885/
Voegt80247/
Foigt80145/
Woigt80124/
Voitk8085/
Vogtt8070/
Vogth8053/
Veigt8032/
Vougt8029/
Vaigt8023/
Voggt8015/
Boigt808/
Vogte807/
Viogt807/
Voigh805/
Voëgt804/
Vigte804/
Vuigt802/
Vogkt801/
Voict801/
Voigp801/
Voigg801/
Voiqt801/
Vojgt801/
Viegt800/
Voygt800/
Voigtová7757/
Voigtova771/
Vig7513,692/
Vog75347/
Foigts731/
Foigth731/
Voitks731/
Foigkt731/
Boigts731/
Voogth730/
Vougtt730/
Vogtte730/
Vigh679,281/
Fogt672,549/
Vaig671,629/
Vogg671,489/
Vagt671,436/
Vegt67687/
Voog67256/
Voeg67241/
Vigg67212/
Boig67165/
Voik67151/
Wigt67127/
Vieg67118/
Vogh67105/
Voix6793/
Voic6790/
Vokt6774/
Veig6773/
Wogt6759/
Vogtová6751/
Bogt6751/
Vict6740/
Vogs6714/
Voct6713/
Vicg676/
Øvig675/
Voug674/
Vikt673/
Bigt673/
Vijg672/
Vwig672/
Vokg672/
Vyog671/
Vogtova671/
Visg671/
Vitx671/
Vitc671/
Votq671/
Voqg671/
Viqt671/
Voyegte671/
Vuog671/
Voqt671/
Vogc671/
Vigz671/
Hvig671/
Uogt671/
Vogk671/
Vihg671/
Figt670/
Vygt670/
Vigs670/

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Voigt Reference & Research

Vogt DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Vogt FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Voigt
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