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Where Does The Last Name Vokes Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Vokes is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vokes? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 198,900^th most frequently occurring family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 3,468,608 people. The surname Vokes occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 47 percent of Vokes reside; 46 percent reside in North America and 46 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Vokes is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 743 people, or 1 in 487,832. In The United States it is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent live, Michigan, where 15 percent live and New York, where 9 percent live. Besides The United States this last name exists in 22 countries. It is also common in England, where 34 percent live and Canada, where 11 percent live.

Vokes Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Vokes has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vokes last name increased 1,457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 143 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 452 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Vokes Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (57%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Vokes last name are 4.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.38% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vokes earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.88% less than the national average, earning 277,292 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 108.04% more than the national average, earning R 494,388 per year; in United States they earn 1.19% less than the national average, earning $42,635 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $49,585 CAD per year.