Vögel Surname

291,938th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,310 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Austria
Highest density in:
Austria

Vögel Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vögel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Austria7821:10,8891,492
Germany3981:202,27523,169
South Africa951:570,29244,274
Switzerland331:248,87620,666
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726

The alternate forms: Vogel (182,870) & Vogël (2) are calculated separately.

Vögel Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vögel is borne by more people in Austria than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Vogel or Vogël. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vögel? popularity and diffusion

Vögel is the 291,938th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 5,563,012 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Vögel live; 93 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most prevalent in Austria, where it is carried by 782 people, or 1 in 10,889. In Austria Vögel is primarily found in: Vorarlberg, where 95 percent are found, Vienna, where 4 percent are found and Tyrol, where 1 percent are found. Other than Austria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 30 percent are found and South Africa, where 7 percent are found.

Vögel Last Name Statistics demography

Vögel earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 129.84% more than the national average, earning R 546,180 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vogel93182,870/
Vögl89277/
Vogël872/
Vagel802,592/
Vegel80522/
Végel80159/
Vägel802/
Voegel73383/
Voggel73170/
Vogell73124/
Vagell7370/
Veggel7349/
Vogiel7347/
Vegell7311/
Veugel739/
Vaegel732/
Vogelė731/
Vaagel731/
Vogael730/
Vohgel730/
Vogoel730/
Vogl6721,650/
Bögl67872/
Wögl6714/
Vagl673/
Voegell673/
Voegeel671/

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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 Vögel
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