Vokes Surname
Approximately 2,101 people bear this surname
Vokes Surname Definition:
A voiced (West-Country) form of Foakes = Foulkes, q.v.
Vokes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 743 | 1:487,832 | 41,220 |
| England | 713 | 1:78,146 | 8,768 |
| Canada | 229 | 1:160,898 | 16,247 |
| Wales | 140 | 1:22,104 | 2,352 |
| Australia | 72 | 1:374,940 | 30,993 |
| Northern Ireland | 51 | 1:36,177 | 3,487 |
| South Africa | 49 | 1:1,105,667 | 65,349 |
| New Zealand | 41 | 1:110,447 | 14,290 |
| Ireland | 16 | 1:294,309 | 10,207 |
| Ecuador | 10 | 1:1,590,585 | 18,674 |
| Scotland | 9 | 1:594,869 | 21,724 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Thailand | 5 | 1:14,127,669 | 603,945 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 54 | 1:82,035 | 5,702 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 500 | 1:48,751 | 5,990 |
| Wales | 31 | 1:50,594 | 2,584 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 51 | 1:984,680 | 58,342 |
Vokes Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A voiced (West-Country) form of Foakes = Foulkes, q.v.
Vokes Demographics
Vokes Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Vokes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Vokes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Vokes is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Vokes? popularity and diffusion
It is the 198,900th most widely held surname globally It is held by approximately 1 in 3,468,608 people. The last name Vokes is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Vokes are found; 46 percent are found in North America and 46 percent are found in Anglo-North America.
The surname is most frequent in The United States, where it is held by 743 people, or 1 in 487,832. In The United States Vokes is most frequent in: Pennsylvania, where 16 percent are found, Michigan, where 15 percent are found and New York, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The United States Vokes exists in 22 countries. It also occurs in England, where 34 percent are found and Canada, where 11 percent are found.
Vokes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Vokes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the 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 decreased 70 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Vokes Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (57%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Vokes last name are 4.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.38% registered with the political 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.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voskes | 91 | 162 | / |
| Vockes | 91 | 59 | / |
| Vokesh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Voces | 80 | 1,842 | / |
| Fokes | 80 | 245 | / |
| Vékes | 80 | 105 | / |
| Wokes | 80 | 104 | / |
| Vekes | 80 | 11 | / |
| Vakes | 80 | 5 | / |
| Vokez | 80 | 1 | / |
| Fookes | 73 | 943 | / |
| Bockes | 73 | 278 | / |
| Vakhes | 73 | 135 | / |
| Veckes | 73 | 111 | / |
| Foukes | 73 | 91 | / |
| Fokkes | 73 | 72 | / |
| Bokkes | 73 | 48 | / |
| Vokish | 73 | 42 | / |
| Fokeas | 73 | 33 | / |
| Voskis | 73 | 32 | / |
| Vagkes | 73 | 20 | / |
| Voketz | 73 | 20 | / |
| Bokeas | 73 | 15 | / |
| Fockes | 73 | 11 | / |
| Bokesz | 73 | 9 | / |
| Vakesh | 73 | 6 | / |
| Fojkes | 73 | 4 | / |
| Voches | 73 | 4 | / |
| Vokais | 73 | 3 | / |
| Voukis | 73 | 2 | / |
| Wockes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vokysh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voqhes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foikes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vazkes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voices | 73 | 1 | / |
| Foykes | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vocess | 73 | 1 | / |
| Vakies | 73 | 1 | / |
| Voques | 73 | 1 | / |
| Bokess | 73 | 0 | / |
| Vookis | 73 | 0 | / |
| Bokesch | 67 | 257 | / |
| Boukesh | 67 | 200 | / |
| Boikess | 67 | 41 | / |
| Vaskess | 67 | 18 | / |
| Vakesse | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vokaish | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vosques | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vgagkes | 67 | 4 | / |
| Vokhish | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voicehs | 67 | 3 | / |
| Voiches | 67 | 2 | / |
| Boukhes | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vaskets | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vosckis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boukeas | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vaskeis | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bockess | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boykeis | 67 | 0 | / |
| Boickes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Bouckes | 67 | 0 | / |
| Fouckes | 67 | 0 | / |
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