Voyer Surname

79,827th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Canada

Voyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Voyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3,2961:11,1791,677
France2,0271:32,7693,976
United States6761:536,18244,521
Australia391:692,19746,687
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Spain111:4,250,18575,241
Argentina81:5,342,927168,491
England61:9,286,343223,652
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brunei11:418,7313,893
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1091:460,72233,053

Voyer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Voyer (Russian: Войер) occurs more in Canada more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Voyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 79,827th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,193,115 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Voyer live; 65 percent live in North America and 48 percent live in Gallo-North America.

Voyer is most common in Canada, where it is held by 3,296 people, or 1 in 11,179. In Canada it is primarily found in: Quebec, where 89 percent reside, Ontario, where 5 percent reside and British Columbia, where 2 percent reside. Beside Canada it exists in 25 countries. It is also found in France, where 33 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Voyer Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Voyer has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Voyer last name grew 620 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Voyer Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Voyer are 12.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 65.84% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Voyer earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.87% more than the national average, earning $46,544 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.76% less than the national average, earning $42,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vouyer912/
Voyher911/
Vyer8957/
Voer8949/
Boyer80156,080/
Foyer801,042/
Vayer80867/
Veyer80530/
Viyer8059/
Vojer8042/
Vuyer8030/
Woyer8016/
Voier803/
Vower803/
Voyar802/
Vouer801/
Bouyer739,036/
Bhoyer73623/
Voyard73575/
Boyere73301/
Fouyer73222/
Boyher73198/
Boyert73126/
Booyer7383/
Bohyer7381/
Voiher7320/
Foyere7319/
Boeyer7310/
Voyore739/
Buoyer739/
Vogger738/
Vahyer734/
Phoyer732/
Boyier732/
Voiier732/
Veyier731/
Veioer731/
Boyeer731/
Vojeer731/
Vayere731/
Boyerd731/
Voyart731/
Fohyer731/
Vayeer731/
Vwayer731/
Vojier730/
Vauyer730/
Foyert730/
Boyerr730/
Veer6742,742/
Boer6728,230/
Byer676,166/
Vier673,772/
Vear671,096/
Voir67227/
Foer67190/
Vayr67185/
Vejr67162/
Bouhyer67100/
Veir6797/
Vour6787/
Vaer6756/
Vougier6755/
Fyer6746/
Bouyere6721/
Voueart6717/
Boyeere6712/
Veur6711/
Veyr679/
Vuer678/
Boyr677/
Bhoyere674/
Voyarzh672/
Foyr672/
Boyhere672/
Vayhert671/
D'Boyer671/
Bhoyeer671/
Oueyere671/
Bhyoyer671/

Voyer Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Voyer in the Russian language
Войерvojer-

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Voyer Reference & Research

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

Voyer 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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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 Voyer
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