Where Does The Last Name Voss Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Voss (Russian: Восс) occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Vošš. Click here for further potential spellings of Voss.

How Common Is The Last Name Voss? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 9,961^st most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 129,036 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 61 percent of Voss live; 55 percent live in North America and 55 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 661,310^th most commonly used first name worldwide, borne by 189 people.

Voss is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 30,173 people, or 1 in 12,013. In The United States Voss is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 9 percent are found, Missouri, where 8 percent are found and California, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Voss occurs in 110 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 24 percent are found and Brazil, where 5 percent are found.

Voss Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Voss has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voss last name expanded 950 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 186 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 218 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Voss Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is chiefly Catholic (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Voss surname are 17.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.69% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Voss earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 0.86% less than the national average, earning 343,117 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 18.32% more than the national average, earning R 281,184 per year; in Colombia they earn 21.42% less than the national average, earning $17,839,700 COP per year; in United States they earn 5.01% more than the national average, earning $45,312 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.41% less than the national average, earning $48,982 CAD per year.