Vollenweider Surname

154,239th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,847 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Vollenweider Surname User-submission:

This is a Swiss surname, denoting someone who came from Vollenweid in Zürich. It is derived from the words vole, meaning 'foal' or 'young horse(s)' and weide, meaning 'meadow' or 'pasture'. The meaning of the surname is voleweide, 'young horses meadow'.

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Vollenweider Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,9341:4,247610
United States6691:541,79244,882
Germany1321:609,89048,740
Argentina451:949,85460,205
France181:3,690,151224,666
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Vollenweider Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Swiss surname, denoting someone who came from Vollenweid in Zürich. It is derived from the words vole, meaning 'foal' or 'young horse(s)' and weide, meaning 'meadow' or 'pasture'. The meaning of the surname is voleweide, 'young horses meadow'.

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Vollenweider Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vollenweider is carried by more people in Switzerland than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vollenweider? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 154,239th most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 2,559,728 people. Vollenweider occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Vollenweider are found; 73 percent are found in Western Europe and 69 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is borne by 1,934 people, or 1 in 4,247. In Switzerland Vollenweider is primarily found in: Canton of Zürich, where 52 percent reside, Canton of Aargau, where 10 percent reside and Canton of Thurgau, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Switzerland it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Germany, where 5 percent reside.

Vollenweider Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vollenweider has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vollenweider last name increased 2,478 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vollenweider Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vollenweider surname are 31.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 78.72% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vollenweider earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 25.8% more than the national average, earning $54,283 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $56,173 CAD per year.

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