Volquez Surname

92,084th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,193 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Volquez Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volquez Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic4,9531:2,106310
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Spain771:607,16928,212
Panama111:355,6607,645
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

The alternate forms: Vólquez (111) & Vòlquez (1) are calculated separately.

Volquez (58) may also be a first name.

Volquez Last Name Facts

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

Volquez occurs in The Dominican Republic more than any other country/territory. It may appear as: Vólquez or Vòlquez. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volquez? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 92,084th most frequent family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,403,340 people. The last name Volquez occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Volquez live; 95 percent live in Caribbean and 95 percent live in Hispano-Caribbean. Volquez is also the 1,295,729th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 58 people.

This last name is most prevalent in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 4,953 people, or 1 in 2,106. Apart from The Dominican Republic it occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Volquez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Volquez last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Volquez earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.61% less than the national average, earning $37,706 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vólquez95111/
Vòlquez951/
Volque9210/
Volqez921/
Voilque86148/
Valquez8678/
Volques8645/
Volquer8631/
Bolquez868/
Volguez862/
Valcquez801/
Valque77390/
Bolque7719/
Volgue776/
Volqui774/
Valqez773/
Vólqez771/
Voilleque7510/
Falquez711,836/
Folques71264/
Valques7156/
Bolques7114/
Valquer718/
Voilqué717/
Wolquer716/
Valquie714/
Volchez713/
Balquez711/
Valquet710/
Volke672,407/
Foulques67111/
Volce6794/
Balnquez672/
Volkqeis671/
Valquise671/
Valquett671/
Volquist670/
Valquest670/

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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 Volquez
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