Voigts Surname
Approximately 1,179 people bear this surname
Voigts Surname Definition:
(German) The overseer or manager of a household, a steward.
Voigts Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 529 | 1:685,178 | 54,430 |
| Germany | 467 | 1:172,389 | 20,284 |
| South Africa | 126 | 1:429,982 | 36,940 |
| England | 23 | 1:2,422,524 | 89,093 |
| Czechia | 13 | 1:817,959 | 70,223 |
| Namibia | 8 | 1:301,175 | 10,197 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 20 | 1:2,510,934 | 119,518 |
Voigts Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(German) The overseer or manager of a household, a steward.
Voigts Demographics
Voigts Political Affiliation
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Voigts Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voigts Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Voigts occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Voigts? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 317,700th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 6,181,125 people. The surname Voigts occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 45 percent of Voigts reside; 44 percent reside in North America and 44 percent reside in Anglo-North America.
Voigts is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 529 people, or 1 in 685,178. In The United States Voigts is most frequent in: Illinois, where 20 percent live, Wisconsin, where 18 percent live and Iowa, where 8 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 15 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 40 percent live and South Africa, where 11 percent live.
Voigts Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Voigts has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Voigts surname grew 2,645 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Voigts Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Voigts last name are 15.3% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.07% being registered with 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voigt | 91 | 84,687 | / |
| Vogts | 91 | 885 | / |
| Voigth | 83 | 10 | / |
| Voigtt | 83 | 7 | / |
| Voigte | 83 | 2 | / |
| Foigts | 83 | 1 | / |
| Boigts | 83 | 1 | / |
| Vojigt | 83 | 1 | / |
| Voiegt | 83 | 0 | / |
| Vogt | 80 | 128,124 | / |
| Voigtsová | 80 | 4 | / |
| Vigt | 80 | 2 | / |
| Voogt | 73 | 3,597 | / |
| Vagts | 73 | 1,138 | / |
| Voegt | 73 | 247 | / |
| Woigt | 73 | 124 | / |
| Vogtt | 73 | 70 | / |
| Vogth | 73 | 53 | / |
| Veigt | 73 | 32 | / |
| Vougt | 73 | 29 | / |
| Vaigt | 73 | 23 | / |
| Voggt | 73 | 15 | / |
| Boigt | 73 | 8 | / |
| Viogt | 73 | 7 | / |
| Vogte | 73 | 7 | / |
| Fogts | 73 | 5 | / |
| Vigte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Voëgt | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vuigt | 73 | 2 | / |
| Bogts | 73 | 2 | / |
| Vogkt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voict | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vojgt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voiqt | 73 | 1 | / |
| Figts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vegts | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voygt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Viegt | 73 | 0 | / |
| Victs | 73 | 0 | / |
| Voigtová | 71 | 57 | / |
| Voigtova | 71 | 1 | / |
| Baigts | 67 | 126 | / |
| Voegtz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voogth | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vougtt | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vogtte | 67 | 0 | / |
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