Volz Surname

25,258th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,360 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Volz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Volz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany11,7551:6,849844
United States7,3331:49,4285,990
Brazil1,2291:174,1866,711
Switzerland1981:41,4795,822
France1701:390,72257,689
Australia1641:164,60817,026
Argentina981:436,15732,981
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Austria531:160,66921,171
Portugal471:221,6658,706
Canada471:783,94961,790
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
England181:3,095,448105,421
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
India111:69,733,217610,955
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Equatorial Guinea41:283,918487
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
China31:455,773,85521,925
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Dominica11:75,891912
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9701:51,7725,857

Volz (12) may also be a first name.

Volz Last Name Facts

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

Volz (Russian: Вольз) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Volz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 25,258th most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 341,177 people. The surname Volz occurs predominantly in Europe, where 58 percent of Volz reside; 57 percent reside in Western Europe and 56 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Volz is also the 3,306,491st most frequent first name in the world, held by 12 people.

It is most frequently used in Germany, where it is held by 11,755 people, or 1 in 6,849. In Germany Volz is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 49 percent live, Hesse, where 18 percent live and Rhineland-Palatinate, where 8 percent live. Excluding Germany this last name is found in 51 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 34 percent live and Brazil, where 6 percent live.

Volz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Volz has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Volz last name are 24.22% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.99% being registered with the political party.

The amount Volz earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 9.92% more than the national average, earning $47,429 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.28% more than the national average, earning $54,791 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voltz894,904/
Volcz8988/
Volze8985/
Volez895/
Votlz892/
Voilz891/
Vollz891/
Volzs891/
Vollez8034/
Voulez802/
Voultz802/
Volltz801/
Voltzs800/
Voltze800/
Bolz7512,951/
Folz754,557/
Wolz754,260/
Valz75587/
Vols75200/
Volc75152/
Volx755/
Volč754/
Uolz751/
Voullez731/
D'Voltz731/
Velez67355,425/
Foltz6714,082/
Bolze671,941/
Woltz671,805/
Valez671,285/
Voils67410/
Volts67296/
Folcz67169/
Valcz67106/
Voles67104/
Volce6794/
Bolez6772/
Volch6772/
Wolcz6764/
Volse6763/
Valtz6756/
Pfolz6746/
Wolzt6745/
Wolze6745/
Volci6737/
Volše6731/
Volsh6724/
Wollz6722/
Volls6722/
Valdz6721/
Vools6720/
Vèlez6718/
Foldz6716/
Voyls6714/
Volzhova6712/
Bolcz6712/
Bolzt6710/
Vallz678/
Volst678/
Woldz678/
Botlz674/
Valzs674/
Wotlz672/
Volds672/
Valze672/
Voulx671/
Vêlez671/
Folsz671/
Vaulz671/
Bolsz671/
Vuols671/
Vollc671/
Folzz671/
Vález671/
Fotlz671/
Foulz670/
Woolz670/
Pholz670/
Bollz670/

Volz Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Volz in the Russian language
Вользvolz-

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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 Volz
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