Voorhies Surname
Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname
Voorhies Surname Definition:
(Dutch) One who lived in front of Hess, a town in Gelderland.
Voorhies Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,236 | 1:162,101 | 16,498 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 622 | 1:80,737 | 8,499 |
Voorhies (36) may also be a first name.
Voorhies Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(Dutch) One who lived in front of Hess, a town in Gelderland.
Voorhies Demographics
Average Male Voorhies Height
174.94 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Voorhies Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Voorhies Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Voorhies occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Voorhies? popularity and diffusion
The last name Voorhies is the 188,157th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 3,241,791 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Voorhies are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most commonly occurring first name on earth It is held by 36 people.
The last name Voorhies is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 2,236 people, or 1 in 162,101. In The United States Voorhies is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 13 percent live, California, where 12 percent live and Indiana, where 5 percent live. Other than The United States it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 0 percent live and Afghanistan, where 0 percent live.
Voorhies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Voorhies has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Voorhies last name expanded 359 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Voorhies Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Voorhies surname are 17.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64% registered to vote for the party.
Voorhies earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 0.5% less than the national average, earning $42,934 USD per year.
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Voorhies Reference & Research
Voorhees FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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