Voltaire Surname

41,284th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,661 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Haiti
Highest density in:
Haiti

Voltaire Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voltaire Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Haiti10,1441:1,053158
Chad1,0591:12,8351,627
United States9181:394,83534,638
France1471:451,85564,822
Dominican Republic921:113,4014,751
Canada891:413,99536,402
Brazil711:3,015,13188,032
Sweden441:223,79015,522
French Polynesia181:15,6003,086
Israel171:503,39037,521
England151:3,714,537119,675
Peru101:3,178,41230,046
India51:153,413,076951,030
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Voltaire (6,823) may also be a first name.

Voltaire Last Name Facts

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

Voltaire (Arabic: فولتير) is found most frequently in Haiti. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Voltaire click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voltaire? popularity and diffusion

Voltaire is the 41,284th most frequently used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 575,590 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Voltaire reside; 81 percent reside in Caribbean and 81 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. It is also the 78,902nd most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 6,823 people.

Voltaire is most numerous in Haiti, where it is borne by 10,144 people, or 1 in 1,053. In Haiti it is primarily concentrated in: Ouest, where 27 percent reside, Nord, where 23 percent reside and Sud, where 16 percent reside. Apart from Haiti this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 8 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Voltaire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Voltaire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voltaire last name rose 4,371 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 750 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voltaire Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voltaire surname are 20.82% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 74.05% being registered with the party.

The amount Voltaire earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 99.57% more than the national average, earning S/. 38,686 per year; in South Africa they earn 7.24% less than the national average, earning R 220,428 per year; in United States they earn 3.87% less than the national average, earning $41,479 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.86% less than the national average, earning $38,326 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Voltaire Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voltaire in the Arabic language
فولتيرfwltyr-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voltaire
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