Voorheis Surname

381,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 935 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Voorheis Surname Definition:

(Dutch) One who lived in front of Hess, a town in Gelderland.

Voorheis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9251:391,84734,400
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
England11:55,718,059489,080
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2281:220,25718,738

Voorheis Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch) One who lived in front of Hess, a town in Gelderland.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Voorheis Last Name Facts

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

Voorheis occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voorheis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Voorheis is the 381,197th most commonly held surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 7,794,167 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Voorheis reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 99 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 925 people, or 1 in 391,847. In The United States it is most frequent in: Michigan, where 26 percent are found, New York, where 11 percent are found and California, where 10 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Voorheis is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and Ireland, where 0 percent are found.

Voorheis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Voorheis has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voorheis last name grew 406 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voorheis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voorheis last name are 22.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 68.78% being registered with the party.

Voorheis earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.79% more than the national average, earning $47,373 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voorhis931,282/
Voorhes93201/
Vorheis93146/
Vooreis930/
Voorhees888,141/
Voorhies882,248/
Voorhuis88251/
Voorhess8852/
Voorhest8841/
Voorhese8814/
Voorhhes882/
Boorheis881/
Voorheas880/
Voorheiz880/
Voorhist880/
Voorhise880/
Vourheis880/
Foorheis880/
Voorhoes880/
Vorhis86337/
Voreis86329/
Vorhes86300/
Vooris86169/
Voorhe861/
Voores860/
Voorheese8222/
Voorahees822/
Voorheess822/
Voorehees821/
Voorhiess821/
Vhoorhees821/
Vorhees80987/
Vorhies80817/
Voories8027/
Voohris808/
Vorhess806/
Voorchi803/
Vorrhis803/
Voorees802/
Voorges802/
Voorhee802/
Vorkhes802/
Borheis801/
Voorhie801/
Vorhese801/
Voorais801/
Vourhis800/
Boorhes800/
Vooress800/
Vorrhes800/
Vorheiz800/
Vorehes800/
Vorhhes800/
Voorhas800/
Voohres800/
Vhoores800/
Varheis800/
Voorgis800/
Woorhis800/
Voorhea800/
Voris772,093/
Voore77481/
Vores77178/
Voori779/
Vorhe772/
Voerhuis7526/
Vorhease7519/
Vorrhees755/
Woorhees754/
Boorhees754/
Vorrhies753/
Vhoories752/
Vorheese752/
Boorhies752/
Vourhees751/
Vourhies751/
Vorkhuis751/
Voohress750/
Boorhess750/
Woorhies750/
Voorheer750/
Borcheis750/
Vooriess750/
Vorihies750/
Vories71265/
Vouris71195/
Vorres71122/
Vorais71102/
Vorise7192/
Vorris7185/
Voress7177/
Vorher7174/
Voreas7152/
Vorges7123/
Vorish7121/
Borhis7119/
Vorees7117/
Foreis7112/
Foores719/
Borhes717/
Booris717/
Boores714/
Vorrei714/
Vorgis713/
Voorai713/
Voorey713/
Votres713/
Workheise712/
Vorhee712/
Borhei712/
Forhes711/
Voyres711/
Voorea711/
Vorets711/
Vorhey711/
Woorheese711/
Voires711/
Voiris711/
Varhes711/
Vooras711/
Voraes711/
Vorahe711/
Vorjes711/
Vorkhe711/
Vohris710/
Vohres710/
Varhis710/
Worhis710/
Vooriz710/
Vorhie710/
Vourchies710/
Boorhe710/
Voorheath710/
Bourhis675,691/
Vore672,218/
Borches67923/
Vori67257/
Vorherr6798/
Voorzee6797/
Vorahas6769/
Vorhaus6764/
Varhese6754/
Vorreas6746/
Wootres6726/
Vareias6723/
Borchis6719/
Vorzais6718/
Borkhes6712/
Boorges6711/
Vorgeas6711/
Boorchi6711/
Borzhes678/
Boreish675/
Varchei674/
Borhese674/
Vorreia674/
Voureyi674/
Worches673/
Boreise673/
Vorajis672/
Foorest671/
Boorish671/
Bosreis671/
Boreihs671/
Borhies671/
Borhist671/
Boories671/
Foreist671/
Forhess671/
Voorous671/
Voorras671/
Vorashe671/
Vorheer671/
Vorisch671/
Vorisse671/
Vohrees671/
Vhorish671/
Varchis671/
Varhees671/
Varhges671/
Varhish671/
Voreshe671/
Varreis671/
Vourche671/
Varhaes671/
Voorieh671/
Voorjee671/
Vorreit671/
Wourhei671/
Borhuis671/
Voutres671/
Borhest671/
Borhges671/
Boorhas671/
Vohries670/
Bootres670/
Vorries670/
Vouries670/
Boohres670/
Voreese670/
Foreiss670/
Borhees670/
Vorress670/
Worhess670/
Vohress670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voorheis
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