Voit Surname

57,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,767 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Estonia

Voit Surname Definition:

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

Voit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,5371:17,7442,322
United States1,7681:205,01120,121
Ukraine1,2681:35,9015,216
Austria5351:15,9172,366
Brazil1411:1,518,25850,663
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Switzerland571:144,08613,875
Russia491:2,941,287160,625
Cambodia381:407,5563,924
Poland311:1,226,08978,991
Lithuania301:101,15313,307
Transnistria211:22,6053,991
Canada191:1,939,242123,675
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Belarus171:558,88650,306
Hungary151:654,41837,235
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
Czechia111:966,67976,885
Moldova111:323,76125,884
Finland91:610,74534,002
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
England61:9,286,343223,652
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
China21:683,660,78330,601
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1201:418,48930,805

The alternate forms: Voiț (2) are calculated separately.

Voit (176) may also be a first name.

Voit 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

Voit Last Name Facts

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

Voit (Russian: Воит) occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Voiț. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voit? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 57,740th most commonly used last name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 831,247 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Voit reside; 59 percent reside in Western Europe and 59 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Voit is also the 687,834th most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 176 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is carried by 4,537 people, or 1 in 17,744. In Germany it is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 68 percent live, Baden-Württemberg, where 7 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 6 percent live. Outside of Germany it exists in 47 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 20 percent live and Ukraine, where 14 percent live.

Voit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Voit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voit surname grew 1,473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voit Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voit last name are 5.42% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.19% registered with the political party.

The amount Voit earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $47,428 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.88% more than the national average, earning $68,998 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voiț922/
Voith891,234/
Voits89248/
Voite8977/
Voitz8962/
Voitt8916/
Voist896/
Voiet894/
Voiot892/
Voyit892/
Voidt891/
Voizt890/
Voiyt890/
Vit8611,467/
Voi861,976/
Vot86800/
Voitch804/
Voiets801/
Voicht801/
Voitht801/
Voiate801/
Voiste801/
Viet7587,320/
Vite7530,042/
Veit7520,793/
Voth758,039/
Boit757,339/
Vote756,124/
Voet754,914/
Vitt754,746/
Viot754,654/
Foit752,372/
Voyi752,330/
Voyt751,721/
Vist751,307/
Vout75585/
Vith75555/
Vait75429/
Voot75421/
Woit75388/
Vost75342/
Voie75294/
Vojt75259/
Vois75188/
Vijt75137/
Vott75101/
Vidt7596/
Votz7590/
Voia7567/
Voiß7556/
Hvit7552/
Vots7546/
Vuot7545/
Voht7532/
Vwot7531/
Voio7526/
Viht7515/
Voji7514/
Voiz7510/
Hvot758/
Voić756/
Void755/
Vodt755/
Voii755/
Voiy754/
Vhoi753/
Voët753/
Voip753/
Vhot752/
Vitė752/
Vizt752/
Vuit751/
Votp751/
Višt751/
Votd751/
Vfot751/
Vgot751/
Vwit751/
Vyot751/
Vozt750/
Voitova731,639/
Voitová7320/
Voitsch734/
Vo671,766,860/
Vi67317,472/
Veith6711,713/
Visht677,532/
Vieth677,235/
Vaith673,054/
Boite672,484/
Vitte672,428/
Viste672,282/
Woite671,002/
Voute67716/
Visth67572/
Veits67535/
Voyat67484/
Foist67446/
Veidt67445/
Hvidt67429/
Votte67409/
Vojić67389/
Woidt67382/
Bhoit67333/
Vijit67320/
Vocht67305/
Woith67268/
Viszt67232/
Vithe67184/
Voutt67183/
Vajit67182/
Voiss67179/
Veite67165/
Foith67159/
Voots67158/
Viedt67156/
Woitt67151/
Vuist67137/
Voost67119/
Viott67111/
Vaist67105/
Åvist6796/
Vaite6793/
Voiha6791/
Boits6782/
Vootz6781/
Vaitz6781/
Voûte6780/
Vaits6765/
Vhote6763/
Voyts6757/
Voihs6754/
Voich6753/
Boist6749/
Vouhi6749/
Boitt6748/
Hvitt6747/
Voiță6746/
Vuite6745/
Vooth6743/
Vojth6742/
Voste6739/
Vojts6737/
Vothe6735/
Voyot6735/
Vogie6733/
Voithová6727/
Vhait6724/
Vitth6724/
Foitt6717/
Vijdt6717/
Váits6717/
Vicht6716/
Voies6714/
Vouts6714/
Vuits6714/
Foiht6714/
Viett6713/
Veiht6712/
Vuiet6711/
Voyet6711/
Vijat6710/
Vayit6710/
Viyat679/
Voggi678/
Vodth678/
Foite678/
Boyit677/
Boith677/
Voios677/
Vhite676/
Veist676/
Vouet676/
Voyis675/
Vouth675/
Vohtz675/
Voyte675/
Vijet675/
Veitt674/
Voutz674/
Voids674/
Voyio674/
Voiah673/
Vojid673/
Votch673/
Votts673/
Woits673/
Voish673/
Vhist672/
Whoit672/
Bojit672/
Voult672/
Voote672/
Vaiet672/
Vooyi672/
Foitz671/
Vouie671/
Voydt671/
Voyth671/
Vogyt671/
Vhhot671/
Vaitt671/
Vajot671/
Vaidt671/
Veiet671/
Boiet671/
Vojet671/
Visst671/
Vioia671/
Hvost671/
Vihte671/
Vijth671/
Vistt671/
Voidė671/
Fojit671/
Foyit671/
Voiyo671/
Vuiit671/
Vuitt671/
Vozth671/
Voisj671/
Votth670/
Foits670/
Veyot670/
Foiet670/
Vojot670/
Vists670/
Vieht670/
Vioht670/
Vieat670/
Ffoit670/

Voit Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voit in the Russian language
Воитvoit-

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