Vökt Surname

1,775,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 107 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Vökt Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vökt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany701:1,150,07875,714
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vokt (74) are calculated separately.

Vökt Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vökt is more commonly found in Germany than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms: Vokt. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vökt? popularity and diffusion

Vökt is the 1,775,494th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. The surname Vökt is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Vökt reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 98 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 70 people, or 1 in 1,150,078. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 97 percent reside, Bavaria, where 1 percent reside and Hesse, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Germany Vökt occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 32 percent reside and Austria, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vokt9274/
Vöckt8926/
Vögt7568/
Vakt7519/
Vöks7519/
Vöck7516/
Vakht6797/
Vöcks6747/
Voekt679/
Vockt679/
Vakth671/
Vogkt671/

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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
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  • 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 Vökt
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