Voogd Surname

167,491st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Voogd Surname Definition:

“Guardian” in Dutch. (“Vogt” in German.)

Voogd Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,9181:8,8051,117
United States3281:1,105,05879,932
Canada911:404,89735,698
Germany811:993,89568,573
Belgium331:348,38338,592
England301:1,857,26974,552
Australia281:964,13257,058
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Switzerland141:586,63740,624
Norway91:571,36544,190
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Voogd Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Guardian” in Dutch. (“Vogt” in German.)

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Voogd Last Name Facts

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

Voogd is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voogd? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 167,491st most commonly occurring last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 2,822,442 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Voogd are found; 79 percent are found in Western Europe and 78 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

Voogd is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 1,918 people, or 1 in 8,805. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 32 percent are found, North Brabant, where 16 percent are found and North Holland, where 13 percent are found. Barring The Netherlands this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Voogd Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Voogd has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 1,426 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voogd Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Voogd surname are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Voogd earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.28% more than the national average, earning 364,367 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 256.26% more than the national average, earning R 846,600 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,961 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.72% more than the national average, earning $51,533 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voogdt91180/
Vogd8984/
Vogds8091/
Vogdt8066/
Voigd802/
Vooght73594/
Vooghs739/
Voigdt738/
Fogd67140/
Wogd6714/
Vagd678/
Voox672/
Bogd671/

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