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

The surname Volz (Russian: Вольз) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Volz? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,258th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 341,177 people. The last name Volz occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Volz are found; 57 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Volz is also the 3,306,491st most common first name on earth, borne by 12 people.

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

Volz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Volz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Volz surname increased 756 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Volz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Volz last name are 24.22% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 70.99% being registered to vote for 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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