Voorhies Surname

188,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,248 people bear this surname

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

Voorhies Surname Definition:

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

Voorhies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2361:162,10116,498
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6221:80,7378,499

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.

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

Voorhies Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voorhies is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voorhies? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 188,157th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by approximately 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. Voorhies is also the 1,717,090th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 36 people.

Voorhies is most frequent in The United States, where it is carried by 2,236 people, or 1 in 162,101. In The United States it is primarily found in: Texas, where 13 percent reside, California, where 12 percent reside and Indiana, where 5 percent reside. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 0 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.

Voorhies Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Voorhies has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Voorhies surname rose 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 with the Republican Party 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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voorhiess941/
Voorhis931,282/
Vorhies93817/
Voorhes93201/
Voories9327/
Voorhie931/
Voorhees888,141/
Voorheis88935/
Voorhuis88251/
Voorhess8852/
Voorhest8841/
Voorhese8814/
Vorrhies883/
Vhoories882/
Voorhhes882/
Boorhies882/
Vourhies881/
Voorihes881/
Voorheas880/
Voorhist880/
Woorhies880/
Voorhise880/
Vooriess880/
Vorihies880/
Voorhoes880/
Vorhis86337/
Vorhes86300/
Vories86265/
Vooris86169/
Voores860/
Vorhie860/
Voorheese8222/
Voorahees822/
Voorheess822/
Voorehees821/
Vhoorhees821/
Vourchies820/
Vorhees80987/
Vorheis80146/
Voohris808/
Vorhess806/
Vorrhis803/
Vorhier803/
Voorees802/
Voorges802/
Borhies801/
Boories801/
Vorhese801/
Voorais801/
Voorieh801/
Vourhis800/
Vohries800/
Boorhes800/
Vooress800/
Vorrhes800/
Vorehis800/
Vorries800/
Vouries800/
Vorehes800/
Vorhhes800/
Voohres800/
Vhoores800/
Vooreis800/
Voorgis800/
Woorhis800/
Voris772,093/
Vores77178/
Vorie7733/
Vorhease7519/
Borchies7511/
Vorrhees755/
Woorhees754/
Boorhees754/
Vorheese752/
Vourhees751/
Boorheis751/
Voohress750/
Vorihise750/
Voorheiz750/
Boorhess750/
Vourheis750/
Foorheis750/
Vorehiss750/
Bories714,403/
Voreis71329/
Vouris71195/
Wories71193/
Vorres71122/
Vorais71102/
Vorise7192/
Vorris7185/
Voress7177/
Voreas7152/
Vorrie7140/
Varies7128/
Vorice7125/
Vorges7123/
Borhis7119/
Vorees7117/
Foores719/
Borhes717/
Booris717/
Boores714/
Vorgis713/
Votres713/
Woorie712/
Fories712/
Voresh712/
Forhes711/
Voyres711/
Vorets711/
Woorheese711/
Voires711/
Voiris711/
Varhes711/
Voirie711/
Voraes711/
Vorjes711/
Vosrie711/
Boorie710/
Vohris710/
Vohres710/
Varhis710/
Worhis710/
Vooriz710/
Vuries710/
Votrie710/
Bourhis675,691/
Borries67896/
Worchie67554/
Foriest67217/
Borgies67124/
Vorhaus6764/
Varhese6754/
Vorreas6746/
Bouries6742/
Vorrice6736/
Vorrier6729/
Wootres6726/
Worries6725/
Boyries6723/
Vorzais6718/
Boorges6711/
Vorgeas6711/
Variest6710/
Voirier6710/
Fouries678/
Varaies676/
Vorajis672/
Foorest671/
Borheis671/
Boriesz671/
Forhess671/
Vurries671/
Voorous671/
Vorisse671/
Vohrees671/
Varhees671/
Varhges671/
Varhish671/
Voreshe671/
Varhaes671/
Voorjee671/
Vorjesh671/
Borhuis671/
Boriess671/
Varries671/
Voutres671/
Borhges671/
Vorheiz670/
Boohres670/
Voreese670/
Borchie670/
Varheis670/
Borhees670/
Vorress670/
Worhess670/
Vohress670/

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Voorhies Reference & Research

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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 Voorhies
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