Voormans Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Voormans Surname User-submission:

The name Voormanns is derived from the Dutch word voerman, which means 'carter'.

Voormans Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Germany111:7,318,678235,042

Voormans Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The name Voormanns is derived from the Dutch word voerman, which means 'carter'.

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Voormans Last Name Facts

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

Voormans has its highest incidence in The Netherlands. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Voormans click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voormans? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most numerous last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 251,294,687 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Voormans live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 100 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands Voormans is most frequent in: Gelderland, where 28 percent are found, North Brabant, where 28 percent are found and North Holland, where 28 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in one country. It is also common in Germany, where 38 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voormanns9467/
Vormans931/
Voermans881,839/
Boormans8875/
Vormanns8811/
Voermanns8221/
Bormans801,425/
Wormans8027/
Formans8023/
Vormons801/
Vuurmans7592/
Formanns7558/
Wormanns7522/
Bourmans7514/
Bormanns751/
Barmans6736/
Warmans679/
Farmans677/
Burmans672/
Buurmans63168/
Formance632/
Buhrmans630/
Bourmance5939/
Bormotins591/
Barmansche5611/
Warmons5391/
Burmons531/
Farmons531/
Barmons530/

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