Vosloo Surname

54,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,339 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Vosloo Surname Definition:

“Fox” (Vos) and “Loo”, a young oak forest. Com­pare “Het Loo”, royal palace in Holland.

Vosloo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa8,9581:6,048775
England611:913,41146,955
New Zealand591:76,75111,256
United States581:6,249,292299,206
Zimbabwe521:296,88930,036
Australia441:613,53943,545
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
France131:5,109,440259,941
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Namibia41:602,35012,421
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

Vosloo (12) may also be a first name.

Vosloo Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Fox” (Vos) and “Loo”, a young oak forest. Com­pare “Het Loo”, royal palace in Holland.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Vosloo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vosloo is found most in South Africa. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vosloo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 54,476th most widespread surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 780,335 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Vosloo reside; 97 percent reside in Southern Africa and 97 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Vosloo is also the 3,306,491st most prevalent forename internationally It is held by 12 people.

Vosloo is most common in South Africa, where it is held by 8,958 people, or 1 in 6,048. In South Africa Vosloo is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 15 percent reside and Eastern Cape, where 15 percent reside. Barring South Africa Vosloo occurs in 38 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent reside and New Zealand, where 1 percent reside.

Vosloo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Vosloo last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Vosloo earn in different countries varies marginally. In South Africa they earn 65.16% more than the national average, earning R 392,472 per year and in United States they earn 69.9% more than the national average, earning $73,309 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voloo912/
Volooj83213/
Vosloh83163/
Vasloo833/
Fosloo831/
Vosllo831/
Volo802,178/
Vossloh7723/
Vodsloň7723/
Bosloop771/
Volos734,590/
Vuolo733,083/
Volot73497/
Valoo73390/
Volou73277/
Boloo73247/
Volio73230/
Voloh73202/
Vollo73160/
Woloo73151/
Voylo73112/
Voloj73110/
Voulo7395/
Voilo7375/
Volod7365/
Boslo7335/
Voolo7322/
Vaslo7317/
Voloa7315/
Vološ738/
Volgo737/
Voloy735/
Voloș734/
Voloz734/
Volop732/
Voloi732/
Veslo731/
Voluo731/
Volyo731/
Foslo730/
Boschloo71202/
Volohova7176/
Vossloch711/
Vossello710/
Bolooj67439/
Voloch67392/
Vollot67297/
Vaslot67259/
Valloo67203/
Voulot67189/
Vuollo67188/
Vuolio6781/
Voglio6773/
Voßloh6762/
Volosh6754/
Bosloy6736/
Valooy6734/
Voliot6733/
Vatslo6731/
Boschloos6723/
Volout6715/
Volloy6712/
Volosz6711/
Voulio6710/
Vocloň6710/
Woshlo677/
Boslot677/
Volois677/
Vuolho675/
Voilot674/
Voulou673/
Woislo672/
Bosclo672/
Volohs672/
Voulos672/
Voshchlio672/
Vaslos672/
Vasloh672/
Voylos671/
Bolloo671/
Boslou671/
Volloz671/
Voyloa671/
Boshlo671/
Vashlo671/
Volgoi671/
Volost671/
Voloud671/
Vuoclo671/
Vossla670/

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