Vossen Surname

63,007th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,957 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Vossen Surname User-submission:

It means 'foxes' in germanic languages.

Vossen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands2,9491:5,726608
Germany2,2291:36,1174,787
Belgium1,2891:8,9191,265
United States1,0541:343,88930,927
Canada1761:209,35020,314
Luxembourg1071:5,426788
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Australia181:1,499,76175,721
England171:3,277,533109,658
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Denmark81:705,58939,626
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
France41:16,605,680368,153
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States251:2,008,747100,426

Vossen (13) may also be a first name.

Vossen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It means 'foxes' in germanic languages.

- lamerunner

Vossen Last Name Facts

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

Vossen (Arabic: فوسن, Russian: Воссен) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vossen? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 63,007th most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 915,866 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Vossen are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 79 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Vossen is also the 3,159,357th most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 13 people.

It is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2,949 people, or 1 in 5,726. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: Limburg, where 48 percent are found, North Brabant, where 20 percent are found and North Holland, where 10 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands Vossen is found in 37 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 28 percent are found and Belgium, where 16 percent are found.

Vossen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vossen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vossen last name rose 4,216 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Vossen Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Vossen are 1.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 51.32% registered with the political party.

The amount Vossen earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 15.71% more than the national average, earning $49,926 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.91% more than the national average, earning $54,608 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Voussen9229/
Voissen922/
Voossen921/
Vossent921/
Vosen911,116/
Wossen836,333/
Fossen832,978/
Bossen832,082/
Voosen83584/
Vassen83562/
Vohsen83247/
Voisen8348/
Vossin8347/
Vessen8316/
Voshen8315/
Vossan8315/
Voesen834/
Vossyn833/
Voseen832/
Vosson831/
Vossem831/
Voseng831/
Vosn800/
Vaessen774,412/
Vaassen77888/
Boussen77620/
Woussen77431/
Vassent77226/
Vossina77135/
Voissem77117/
Fosseng77103/
Foussen77102/
Fosseen7779/
Vasseng7764/
Vassend7756/
Voussem7754/
Wosseng7734/
Vossion7730/
Fossåen7723/
Boissen7713/
Voisson7710/
Voytsen776/
Bosseng776/
Voissin776/
Vasåsen776/
Huossen775/
Bossent773/
Vossing773/
Vossyna773/
Vojsson772/
Bossien772/
Fossaen772/
Vottsen771/
Voisene771/
Vasseen771/
Vosienė771/
Boyssen771/
Wossien771/
Bohssen771/
Vousien770/
Vosszan770/
Bossend770/
Vassien770/
Wosen7311,315/
Vasen731,061/
Bosen73993/
Voßen73580/
Fosen73422/
Vosem73189/
Vesen73126/
Voxen7392/
Vosne7350/
Vosin7316/
Voson7316/
Vosan736/
Vosyn733/
Vozen732/
Vošen732/
Voisn731/
Voten730/
Vasaasen71105/
Huossien719/
Vosenová714/
Booyssen712/
Wossenne711/
Vaesssen711/
Vaasssen711/
Foussenq711/
Boushsen711/
Boussien711/
Bouhssen711/
Phosseng711/
Foussent710/
Von6757,267/
Voisin6724,892/
Bosson6714,569/
Boysen678,620/
Boisen672,736/
Wessen672,445/
Bossan671,503/
Bassen671,257/
Vaesen671,182/
Wassen671,149/
Bojsen671,027/
Bossin67592/
Fosson67544/
Vasson67504/
Fossan67469/
Vassan67351/
Vahsen67260/
Voisan67188/
Vassin67180/
Vaasen67177/
Bosien67143/
Bohsen67137/
Voyten67106/
Fossem6797/
Bosoen6781/
Fessen6781/
Bousen6779/
Vosjan6765/
Boosen6756/
Vosgin6754/
Vasend6751/
Vaseng6749/
Voison6749/
Boseng6747/
Fassen6744/
Boshen6743/
Vassyn6743/
Voshin6742/
Bössen6742/
Votson6731/
Vassem6728/
Wosien6728/
Vashen6725/
Voyson6725/
Vessin6723/
Phosen6719/
Vaseen6718/
Wossan6716/
Bosåen6715/
Boåsen6715/
Voußen6715/
Woosen6714/
Veåsen6711/
Woseen679/
Bosuen679/
Huosen679/
Bossem677/
Uodsen677/
Wässen677/
Voshyn677/
Botsen676/
Vassén675/
Vässin675/
Fosøen675/
Vosong675/
Votsan674/
Bossengue674/
Veesen673/
Voisne673/
Bodsen673/
Vodson672/
Vasent672/
Woisen672/
Voshon672/
Foseng672/
Wosson672/
Vessan672/
Wousen672/
Vessén672/
Hvosan672/
Voosin672/
Voysin672/
Vosyna672/
Boseen671/
Bosent671/
Boseun671/
Boussenne671/
Bhosen671/
Vosane671/
Voscin671/
Vosion671/
Votten671/
Voysan671/
Voosan671/
Voiten671/
Fossin671/
Woshen671/
Vocent671/
Voisín671/
Vehsen671/
Vatsen671/
Voteng671/
Vosank671/
Vousin671/
Fohsen671/
Bässen671/
Bosaen671/
Bosend671/
Boxsen671/
Boÿsen671/
Voesan671/
Buosen671/
Foscen670/
Vohson670/
Voheen670/
Foshen670/
Vausen670/

Vossen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vossen in the Russian language
Воссенvossen-
Vossen in the Arabic language
فوسنfwsn-

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Vossen Reference & Research

Voss DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Voss FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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