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 most in The Dominican Republic. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Vólquez or Vòlquez. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volquez? popularity and diffusion

It is the 92,084th most widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,403,340 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Volquez reside; 95 percent reside in Caribbean and 95 percent reside in Hispano-Caribbean. Volquez is also the 1,295,729th most widely held given name globally, borne by 58 people.

The surname Volquez is most commonly occurring in The Dominican Republic, where it is carried by 4,953 people, or 1 in 2,106. Outside of The Dominican Republic this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.

Volquez Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Volquez are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered with 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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