Vores Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Vanuatu

Vores Surname Definition:

From the German, Voras; from the Dutch, Voous; in the Domesday Book, de Waras (?).

Vores Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1281:2,831,710167,846
England211:2,653,24194,788
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Vanuatu41:65,8191,151
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States361:1,394,96375,931

The alternate forms: Voreš (1) are calculated separately.

Vores Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the German, Voras; from the Dutch, Voous; in the Domesday Book, de Waras (?).

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Vores Last Name Facts

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

Vores (Russian: Ворес) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant: Voreš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vores? popularity and diffusion

Vores is the 1,281,391st most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Vores live; 72 percent live in North America and 72 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name Vores is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 2,831,710. In The United States it is most frequent in: Indiana, where 39 percent live, Pennsylvania, where 22 percent live and Florida, where 13 percent live. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and The Philippines, where 7 percent live.

Vores Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Vores has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Vores surname grew 356 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 131 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vores Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vores surname are 16.87% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 63.64% registered with the political party.

Vores earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.28% less than the national average, earning $37,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voreš931/
Voreis91329/
Vorhes91300/
Vories91265/
Vorres91122/
Voress9177/
Voreas9152/
Vorges9123/
Vorees9117/
Votres913/
Voresh912/
Voyres911/
Vorets911/
Voires911/
Voores910/
Vohres910/
Vore892,218/
Vorhees83987/
Vorhies83817/
Voorhes83201/
Vorheis83146/
Vorreas8346/
Voories8327/
Vorhess836/
Voorees832/
Voorges832/
Vorhese831/
Vohrees831/
Voreshe831/
Voutres831/
Vohries830/
Vooress830/
Vorrhes830/
Vorries830/
Vouries830/
Vorehes830/
Vorhhes830/
Voreese830/
Voohres830/
Vhoores830/
Vooreis830/
Vorress830/
Vohress830/
Veres8037,744/
Fores803,509/
Bores802,735/
Vares802,290/
Voris802,093/
Voore80481/
Vorre80415/
Vhore80261/
Votre80172/
Vorys8069/
Voreh8060/
Wores8049/
Voire8043/
Vorie8033/
Vorer8014/
Vorge8012/
Vorea806/
Vohre805/
Voree803/
Voure803/
Vorhe802/
Vorec801/
Vorey801/
Voret801/
Vorze801/
Véres801/
Voorhees778,141/
Voorhies772,248/
Voorheis77935/
Voorhess7752/
Voorhest7741/
Vorhease7719/
Voorhese7714/
Vorrhees775/
Vorrhies773/
Vhoories772/
Voorhhes772/
Vorheese772/
Vourhees771/
Vourhies771/
Voohress770/
Voorheas770/
Vourheis770/
Vooriess770/
Borges73824,095/
Forest7325,172/
Borres7316,380/
Veress735,432/
Bories734,403/
Borets732,728/
Varese732,123/
Forges731,462/
Varges731,433/
Forese731,167/
Foures731,154/
Veresh731,091/
Vereus731,057/
Verres73812/
Vorhis73337/
Vohrer73277/
Voiret73260/
Varesh73231/
Varets73221/
Vouris73195/
Wories73193/
Forres73180/
Vooris73169/
Boures73152/
Borese73151/
Boreas73127/
Vourey73119/
Vatres73105/
Vorais73102/
Vorise7392/
Boress7391/
Vorris7385/
Bohres7382/
Varres7377/
Vorret7375/
Vorher7374/
Vouret7365/
Worges7364/
Vehres7356/
Forets7353/
Vaures7350/
Vorrea7342/
Vorrie7340/
Botres7336/
Vareas7333/
Boresh7329/
Varies7328/
Vuorre7326/
Vorice7325/
Voirey7325/
Foress7323/
Varees7323/
Varest7323/
Vorish7321/
Votrea7320/
Vorrey7319/
Foresz7315/
Veries7313/
Vottre7312/
Borest7312/
Foresh7312/
Foreis7312/
Borzes7310/
Boires7310/
Veeres739/
Foores739/
Vorech739/
Worese739/
Vereas738/
Borhes737/
Varess736/
Boresz736/
Borees736/
Boreus735/
Vourex734/
Woress734/
Boores734/
Vorrei734/
Vorysh734/
Worres733/
Vorgis733/
Voorey733/
Vorhee732/
Forees732/
Boyres732/
Fories732/
Verhes732/
Fotres732/
Forhes731/
Foeres731/
Vorrez731/
Voorea731/
Voorhe731/
Vorhey731/
Voiris731/
Varhes731/
Vorrer731/
Voirie731/
Vareus731/
Vereis731/
Verešs731/
Vorios731/
Foreas731/
Foreus731/
Hvorys731/
Vohris730/
Phores730/
Vorree730/
Voreth730/
Vorhie730/
Votrey730/
Voorheese7122/
Voorahees712/
Voorheess712/
Voorehees711/
Voorhiess711/
Vhoorhees711/
Vora6792,582/
Forrest6764,301/
Bore6740,027/
Vare6723,706/
Bourges674,615/
Veeresh672,934/
Verhees672,131/
Boutres671,641/
Vargees671,555/
Voorhis671,282/
Borries67896/
Varrese67615/
Wore67413/
Fourest67324/
Vori67257/
Fourets67198/
Varesht67187/
Verrees67165/
Borgess67153/
Bouresh67152/
Foirest67140/
Worgess67108/
Vorherr6798/
Voorzee6797/
Boresch6782/
Verheus6777/
Varzeas6772/
Varhese6754/
Worrest6751/
Vargesh6747/
Bouries6742/
Borress6739/
Fourres6737/
Vorrice6736/
Verries6735/
Wootres6726/
Worries6725/
Boyries6723/
Foureys6720/
Varesse6719/
Vorzais6718/
Vorreth6714/
Vareshe6713/
Boorges6711/
Borgees6710/
Borresø6710/
Forestt6710/
Bourets6710/
Vory679/
Borzhes678/
Voohris678/
Fouries678/
Bohrets678/
Foutres676/
Foresse676/
Verheis676/
Uhorets676/
Boreysh675/
Vargess675/
Boreshe675/
Boreish675/
Borrges674/
Vareesh674/
Foresst674/
Foresch674/
Boresse674/
Borhese674/
Verreys674/
Vorrhis673/
Boreise673/
Bouhres673/
Fforest672/
Vharest672/
Voorhee672/
Vourret672/
Borgesz672/
Borreas672/
Borrres672/
Bourres672/
Bourzes672/
Foresth672/
Foorest671/
Forress671/
Boreets671/
Pforest671/
Bosreis671/
Boreihs671/
Borgesh671/
Borheis671/
Borhies671/
Boriesz671/
Boories671/
Foreist671/
Forhess671/
Bhorese671/
Vweeres671/
Voorhie671/
Vorheer671/
Vorisch671/
Vorisse671/
Vhorish671/
Varhees671/
Varhges671/
Vereesh671/
Veerees671/
Veerehs671/
Voorais671/
Varrees671/
Fouress671/
Boitres671/
Worress671/
Varreis671/
Vahares671/
Varzesh671/
Uore671/
Verhehs671/
Verreus671/
Voorieh671/
Vorreit671/
Várzeas671/
Woresch671/
Woreshe671/
Foreest671/
Bourest671/
Bouresz671/
Boriess671/
Borrões671/
Bourese671/
Bouress671/
Varries671/
Vauyres671/
Boirges671/
Borhest671/
Borhges671/
Borzesz671/
Forreus671/
Bourees670/
Vourhis670/
Boorhes670/
Bootres670/
Foreese670/
Vorheiz670/
Borrest670/
Boohres670/
Foreiss670/
Forrets670/
Varheis670/
Vorrett670/
Borhees670/
Voorgis670/
Voreece670/
Worhess670/
Fourges670/
Borreus670/
Voorhea670/

Vores Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vores in the Russian language
Воресvores-

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Vores Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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