Völz Surname
Approximately 2,121 people bear this surname
Völz Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 2,101 | 1:38,318 | 5,070 |
| Sweden | 7 | 1:1,406,680 | 102,017 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
The alternate forms: Vőlz (1) are calculated separately.
Völz Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Völz Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Völz occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Vőlz. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Völz? popularity and diffusion
The surname Völz is the 197,424th most common family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 3,435,901 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Völz are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The surname is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 2,101 people, or 1 in 38,318. In Germany it is most frequent in: Lower Saxony, where 16 percent live, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 15 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 13 percent live. Besides Germany this surname exists in 8 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 0 percent live and Brazil, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vőlz | 92 | 1 | / |
| Völtz | 89 | 128 | / |
| Völcz | 89 | 37 | / |
| Vlz | 86 | 4 | / |
| Velz | 75 | 411 | / |
| Vilz | 75 | 332 | / |
| Wölz | 75 | 216 | / |
| Bölz | 75 | 154 | / |
| Fölz | 75 | 20 | / |
| Völs | 75 | 16 | / |
| Vldz | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vlez | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vlsz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vlze | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vélz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vlzt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vlcz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vlhz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vllz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Vwlz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Voelz | 67 | 1,440 | / |
| Veltz | 67 | 737 | / |
| Viltz | 67 | 387 | / |
| Böltz | 67 | 131 | / |
| Wölcz | 67 | 46 | / |
| Bölcz | 67 | 16 | / |
| Fölze | 67 | 11 | / |
| Vielz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Villz | 67 | 10 | / |
| Velze | 67 | 8 | / |
| Fölsz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Vellz | 67 | 7 | / |
| Völse | 67 | 7 | / |
| Velcz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Vëlez | 67 | 2 | / |
| Vëlëz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Föltz | 67 | 2 | / |
| Velïz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velsz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veldz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velìz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Velzz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vletz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vélëz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veelz | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Völz
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