Vontobel Surname

318,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,175 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Vontobel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vontobel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland8571:9,5831,560
United States1551:2,338,445144,975
Brazil1131:1,894,46360,739
France141:4,744,480251,814
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England21:27,859,030389,889
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Vontobel Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vontobel occurs in Switzerland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vontobel? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vontobel is the 318,494th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,202,167 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of Vontobel are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 70 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequent in Switzerland, where it is held by 857 people, or 1 in 9,583. In Switzerland Vontobel is most common in: Canton of Zürich, where 57 percent reside, Canton of Aargau, where 11 percent reside and Canton of Thurgau, where 8 percent reside. Aside from Switzerland this last name exists in 17 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Brazil, where 10 percent reside.

Vontobel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vontobel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vontobel last name expanded 1,550 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vontobel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vontobel last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 68.42% registered with the party.

The amount Vontobel earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 18.76% more than the national average, earning $51,245 USD per year and in Canada they earn 58.36% more than the national average, earning $78,676 CAD per year.

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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 Vontobel
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