Vorholz Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Vorholz Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vorholz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany771:1,045,52570,954
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Vorholz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vorholz has its highest incidence in Germany. It may also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vorholz? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,034,059th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Vorholz reside; 95 percent reside in Western Europe and 95 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 1,045,525. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Berlin, where 45 percent live, Bavaria, where 16 percent live and Saxony-Anhalt, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 2 percent live.

Vorholz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Vorholz has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vorholz surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forholz861/
Verholtz8051/
Fohrholz8021/
Borkholz802/
Fohrholtz7527/
Bourcholz751/
Verolez7199/
Barholz7157/
Burholz7118/
Werholz7114/
Bärholz7110/
Ferholz713/
Warholz711/
Barkholz67279/
Fehrholz67219/
Fahrholz6739/
Werholtz6712/
Voorhels673/
Huerholz671/
Warholtz671/
Farholtz671/
Barcholz670/
Barholtz670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Vorholz
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