Vooys Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vooys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vooys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands4851:34,8195,838
Canada1051:350,91031,754
United States791:4,588,088240,017
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Vooys Last Name Facts

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

Vooys is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vooys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 486,864th most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 10,685,551 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Vooys reside; 71 percent reside in Western Europe and 71 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 485 people, or 1 in 34,819. In The Netherlands it is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 80 percent are found, North Holland, where 8 percent are found and Drenthe, where 2 percent are found. Apart from The Netherlands this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Vooys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Vooys has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 7,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vooys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vooys surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vooys earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 9.16% less than the national average, earning R 215,868 per year; in United States they earn 23.22% more than the national average, earning $53,167 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.03% less than the national average, earning $47,680 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voos891,856/
Voys89108/
Vooy8935/
Booys80904/
Voots80158/
Voost80119/
Voyse8084/
Voyts8057/
Voyes8047/
Vooss8041/
Voose8013/
Voyas808/
Voios807/
Voyis805/
Vooyi802/
Voyds800/
Vos7556,707/
Voo755,347/
Voy75982/
Vys7563/
Booyse733,120/
Vooijs73906/
Booyes7353/
Voytse735/
Voiosh733/
Vooies731/
Voyosh731/
Voodse730/
Voss6756,477/
Boos6722,084/
Boys675,884/
Vays674,768/
Vose673,636/
Veys673,287/
Booy673,272/
Voyi672,330/
Vohs672,309/
Vios672,262/
Voyt671,721/
Vyse671,394/
Voye67663/
Voot67421/
Vost67342/
Voya67200/
Vois67188/
Vosh67178/
Vwos67133/
Woos67124/
Vous67102/
Vouy6791/
Vosz6785/
Vysh6782/
Voyd6781/
Vojo6776/
Hvoy6760/
Vyst6752/
Voes6747/
Vots6746/
Woys6745/
Wooy6742/
Vooe6734/
Vood6733/
Vojs6728/
Voyy6726/
Voio6726/
Vyes6725/
Voyo6717/
Voyé6710/
Vooz678/
Vohy677/
Voohees675/
Vojy675/
Voysova674/
Vyss674/
Voiy674/
Vuys673/
Uoys672/
Vyos672/
Voox672/
Vgoo672/
Vyts672/
Vgoy672/
Vhys671/
Voop671/
Voyc671/
Vosc671/
Vosd671/
Vosp671/
Voyh671/
Vhos671/
Voyj671/
Voyz671/
Vysc671/
Vysd671/
Vysj671/

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