Voruz Surname

1,612,213th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 125 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Voruz Surname User-submission:

This surname means 'mountain brook'.

Voruz Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States651:5,576,291276,051
Switzerland481:171,10215,661
France91:7,380,302306,885
England31:18,572,686338,250
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Voruz Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'mountain brook'.

- savoruz

Voruz Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voruz is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Voruz click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Voruz? popularity and diffusion

The last name Voruz is the 1,612,213th most commonly used surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 58,300,367 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 52 percent of Voruz live; 52 percent live in North America and 52 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 5,576,291. In The United States Voruz is most prevalent in: Oregon, where 43 percent are found, Illinois, where 23 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Beside The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 38 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Voruz Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Voruz has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 6,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Voruz Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Voruz surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the party.

Voruz earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 11.65% more than the national average, earning $48,176 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voru8954/
Boruz80360/
Vorau80260/
Vorou80140/
Vorup8094/
Vorus8059/
Vorui8037/
Vorru8010/
Foruz809/
Veruz806/
Vouru801/
Vooru801/
Forouz73666/
Boruzs73633/
Vourou73354/
Voreux73334/
Vorous73207/
Borucz7387/
Hvorup7347/
Verhuz7332/
Forusz7322/
Voraus7320/
Vuorus7316/
Vorush736/
Voorus736/
Vorrou735/
Varuzh733/
Voruci732/
Borutz732/
Borusz732/
Foruzz731/
Voruce731/
Vorgus731/
Voruch731/
Vorruj731/
Varuzz731/
Voraud731/
Verauz731/
Borudz731/
Borouz731/
Vuorou731/
Worusz731/
Borguz731/
Vorhus730/
Voruth730/
Boru6735,620/
Varu676,322/
Woru671,697/
Bourouz67182/
Vorhaus6764/
Võru6725/
Verhauz6712/
Vorreux6710/
Uoru677/
Vorauph676/
Borgusz675/
Voorhus673/
Vorusse672/
Vourgou672/
Borgouz671/
Vorrotz671/
Voorous671/
Vorgush671/
Voirgus671/
Botrouz671/
Vourrou671/
Vorauci671/
Verhouz671/
Varrouz671/
Vourhus670/
Forgutz670/

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