Voorburg Surname

904,049th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 295 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

Voorburg Surname User-submission:

This surname derives from Voorburg, a town in the Netherlands dating back to the Roman era, then called Forum Hadriani.

Voorburg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2571:65,70911,237
Suriname321:17,2694,028
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372

Voorburg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname derives from Voorburg, a town in the Netherlands dating back to the Roman era, then called Forum Hadriani.

- margaboerman

Voorburg Last Name Facts

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

Voorburg occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Voorburg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Voorburg is the 904,049th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by around 1 in 24,703,545 people. The last name Voorburg is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Voorburg reside; 87 percent reside in Western Europe and 87 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 257 people, or 1 in 65,709. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Utrecht, where 51 percent are found, South Holland, where 23 percent are found and North Holland, where 9 percent are found. Outside of The Netherlands Voorburg exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 11 percent are found and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voorburgh945/
Vorburg9314/
Voorberg88367/
Vorburgh880/
Vorberg80937/
Vorborg8059/
Borburg8047/
Varburg8010/
Forburg800/
Borburgh7570/
Boorberg759/
Varburgh750/
Voerberg750/
Varbeurgt711/
Forberg671,714/
Warburg67695/
Borberg67353/
Varberg67344/
Worberg6718/
Wurburg671/
Barburg670/
Farburg670/
Forbarg670/
Forborg670/
Vorberk670/

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