Voorburg Surname
Approximately 295 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 257 | 1:65,709 | 11,237 |
| Suriname | 32 | 1:17,269 | 4,028 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| French Polynesia | 1 | 1:280,805 | 7,211 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
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.
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Where Does The Last Name Voorburg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Voorburg is found most in The Netherlands. It may also occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Voorburg.
How Common Is The Last Name Voorburg? popularity and diffusion
Voorburg is the 904,049th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 24,703,545 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Voorburg are found; 87 percent are found in Western Europe and 87 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name Voorburg is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 257 people, or 1 in 65,709. In The Netherlands Voorburg is most prevalent in: Utrecht, where 51 percent live, South Holland, where 23 percent live and North Holland, where 9 percent live. Aside from The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Suriname, where 11 percent live and The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Voorburgh | 94 | 5 | / |
| Vorburg | 93 | 14 | / |
| Voorberg | 88 | 367 | / |
| Vorburgh | 88 | 0 | / |
| Vorberg | 80 | 937 | / |
| Vorborg | 80 | 59 | / |
| Borburg | 80 | 47 | / |
| Varburg | 80 | 10 | / |
| Forburg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Borburgh | 75 | 70 | / |
| Boorberg | 75 | 9 | / |
| Varburgh | 75 | 0 | / |
| Voerberg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Varbeurgt | 71 | 1 | / |
| Forberg | 67 | 1,714 | / |
| Warburg | 67 | 695 | / |
| Borberg | 67 | 353 | / |
| Varberg | 67 | 344 | / |
| Worberg | 67 | 18 | / |
| Wurburg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Barburg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Farburg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forbarg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Forborg | 67 | 0 | / |
| Vorberk | 67 | 0 | / |
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