Voorst Surname

1,136,896th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 212 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Voorst Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voorst Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1681:100,51916,312
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Voorst (58) may also be a first name.

Voorst Last Name Facts

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

The last name Voorst is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Voorst click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voorst? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,136,896th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,375,217 people. Voorst occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Voorst live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 1,295,729th most commonly occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname Voorst is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 168 people, or 1 in 100,519. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 24 percent live, North Holland, where 14 percent live and Utrecht, where 14 percent live. Barring The Netherlands this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 17 percent live and Canada, where 1 percent live.

Voorst Last Name Statistics demography

Voorst earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 37.2% more than the national average, earning $59,201 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vorst911,196/
Voors91506/
Vorste838/
Woorst831/
Boorst830/
Vors80280/
Vorsthe771/
Borst7313,983/
Forst737,200/
Worst732,332/
Vorse73438/
Vürst7371/
Vurst7345/
Boors7339/
Varst7325/
Vours734/
Vorss731/
Vorrs731/
Vorsh731/
Woors731/
Vohrs731/
Voirs730/
Vorstova717/
Forste67377/
Forsht67175/
Bourst67133/
Forszt67126/
Borste6782/
Varsht6746/
Vuurst6736/
Forsth6732/
Borsht6727/
Vaarst6725/
Vahrst6711/
Vorsøe679/
Woerst678/
Forsts677/
Forrst676/
Fourst672/
Worszt671/
Worste671/
Pforst671/
Vurrst671/
Worstz671/
Worsth671/
Fohrst671/
Vurste670/
Voorce670/
Vorsse670/
Vourrs670/
Phorst670/
Varsts670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Voorst
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