Volgt Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Volgt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volgt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Volgt Last Name Facts

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

Volgt occurs most in Brazil. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volgt? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Volgt are found; 58 percent are found in South America and 58 percent are found in Luso-South America.

Volgt is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil it is most frequent in: Rio Grande do Sul, where 43 percent are found, Santa Catarina, where 29 percent are found and Rondônia, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Brazil it exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 25 percent are found and Germany, where 8 percent are found.

Volgt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Volgt has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Volgts911/
Volg8959/
Volkt802/
Volgh801/
Volgs801/
Wolgt801/
Folgt800/
Volgue736/
Volk6774,069/
Bolg67254/
Volc67152/
Volgova67134/
Valg6741/
Volx675/
Wolg673/
Uolg672/

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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 Volgt
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