Volgers Surname

1,025,894th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 246 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Volgers Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volgers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2281:74,06712,549
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Volgers Last Name Facts

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

The last name Volgers occurs most in The Netherlands. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Volgers? popularity and diffusion

Volgers is the 1,025,894th most widely held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 29,624,170 people. The surname Volgers occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Volgers reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 228 people, or 1 in 74,067. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 28 percent are found, Gelderland, where 21 percent are found and Friesland, where 20 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 4 percent are found and Australia, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volers925/
Vollers86521/
Folgers86177/
Wolgers8649/
Vohlers8620/
Vulgers8619/
Valgers864/
Bolgers863/
Volhers862/
Volgars860/
Volchers801/
Voulgars801/
Woolgers800/
Volliers800/
Valers7716/
Wolers7710/
Bolers772/
Wohlers716,505/
Bollers71711/
Walgers71124/
Wolhers7169/
Wollers7134/
Vahlers7129/
Bohlers7122/
Vallers7115/
Wholers7112/
Boulers713/
Falgers712/
Woulers712/
Valiers711/
Boliers711/
Valcers711/
Boylers711/
Woolers710/
Vaulers710/
Bulgers710/
Valliers6725/
Bootleggers672/
Woohlers672/
Vouloirs671/
Valeirsh671/
Wollerst671/
Boullers671/
Bolchers670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Volgers
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