Voltaire Surname
Approximately 12,661 people bear this surname
Voltaire Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haiti | 10,144 | 1:1,053 | 158 |
| Chad | 1,059 | 1:12,835 | 1,627 |
| United States | 918 | 1:394,835 | 34,638 |
| France | 147 | 1:451,855 | 64,822 |
| Dominican Republic | 92 | 1:113,401 | 4,751 |
| Canada | 89 | 1:413,995 | 36,402 |
| Brazil | 71 | 1:3,015,131 | 88,032 |
| Sweden | 44 | 1:223,790 | 15,522 |
| French Polynesia | 18 | 1:15,600 | 3,086 |
| Israel | 17 | 1:503,390 | 37,521 |
| England | 15 | 1:3,714,537 | 119,675 |
| Peru | 10 | 1:3,178,412 | 30,046 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:12,187,685 | 173,419 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 21 | 1:2,391,366 | 115,093 |
Voltaire (6,823) may also be a first name.
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Voltaire Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voltaire Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Voltaire (Arabic: فولتير) occurs more in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Voltaire? popularity and diffusion
The last name Voltaire is the 41,284th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 575,590 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 90 percent of Voltaire live; 81 percent live in Caribbean and 81 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Voltaire is also the 78,902nd most frequently occurring given name world-wide, held by 6,823 people.
The surname Voltaire is most widely held in Haiti, where it is carried by 10,144 people, or 1 in 1,053. In Haiti Voltaire is mostly concentrated in: Ouest, where 27 percent live, Nord, where 23 percent live and Sud, where 16 percent live. Aside from Haiti this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Chad, where 8 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.
Voltaire Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Voltaire has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Voltaire surname 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 bearing the Voltaire last name are 20.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 74.05% being registered to vote for the political 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
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Voltaire in the Arabic language | ||
| فولتير | fwltyr | - |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voltaire
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