Voigts Surname

317,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Germany

Voigts Surname Definition:

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

Voigts Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5291:685,17854,430
Germany4671:172,38920,284
South Africa1261:429,98236,940
England231:2,422,52489,093
Czechia131:817,95970,223
Namibia81:301,17510,197
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Voigts 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

Voigts Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voigts occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voigts? popularity and diffusion

The last name Voigts is the 317,700th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 6,181,125 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 45 percent of Voigts are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 685,178. In The United States it is most common in: Illinois, where 20 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 18 percent reside and Iowa, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name exists in 15 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 40 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Voigts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Voigts has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 2,645 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voigts Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voigts last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.07% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Voigts earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 48.02% less than the national average, earning R 123,516 per year; in United States they earn 15.65% more than the national average, earning $49,903 USD per year and in Canada they earn 24.67% more than the national average, earning $61,940 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voigt9184,687/
Vogts91885/
Voigth8310/
Voigtt837/
Voigte832/
Foigts831/
Boigts831/
Vojigt831/
Voiegt830/
Vogt80128,124/
Voigtsová804/
Vigt802/
Voogt733,597/
Vagts731,138/
Voegt73247/
Woigt73124/
Vogtt7370/
Vogth7353/
Veigt7332/
Vougt7329/
Vaigt7323/
Voggt7315/
Boigt738/
Viogt737/
Vogte737/
Fogts735/
Vigte734/
Voëgt734/
Vuigt732/
Bogts732/
Vogkt731/
Voict731/
Vojgt731/
Voiqt731/
Figts731/
Vegts731/
Voygt730/
Viegt730/
Victs730/
Voigtová7157/
Voigtova711/
Baigts67126/
Voegtz671/
Voogth670/
Vougtt670/
Vogtte670/

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