Waldvogel Surname

93,972nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,072 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Waldvogel Surname Definition:

WALDVOGEL: German, a wood-haunting bird, a wood-fowl. This is probably a name of recent importation from Germany.

Waldvogel Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1,7041:4,820716
Germany1,5871:50,7286,620
United States1,4491:250,14423,791
France1631:407,50159,752
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
Thailand191:3,717,808320,775
Austria101:851,54467,454
Norway71:734,61250,907
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States501:1,004,37459,252

Waldvogel (10) may also be a first name.

Waldvogel Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

WALDVOGEL: German, a wood-haunting bird, a wood-fowl. This is probably a name of recent importation from Germany.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Waldvogel Last Name Facts

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

Waldvogel occurs most in Switzerland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waldvogel? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 93,972nd most commonly occurring surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,436,819 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Waldvogel live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 62 percent live in Germanic Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used first name at a global level, borne by 10 people.

The last name Waldvogel is most numerous in Switzerland, where it is carried by 1,704 people, or 1 in 4,820. In Switzerland Waldvogel is most prevalent in: Canton of Zürich, where 34 percent live, Canton of Schaffhausen, where 18 percent live and Canton of Schwyz, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account Switzerland this surname occurs in 29 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 31 percent live and The United States, where 29 percent live.

Waldvogel Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waldvogel has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Waldvogel surname expanded 2,898 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Waldvogel Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Waldvogel are 7.78% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.55% being registered with the party.

The amount Waldvogel earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning 215,838 kr per year; in United States they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $46,570 USD per year and in Canada they earn 113.53% more than the national average, earning $106,088 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Waldvogell951/
Walddvogel951/
Wasldvogel951/
Waldvogl9435/
Walduogel893/
Waldbogel892/
Valdvogel892/
Woldvogel891/
Waldvogelová861/
Valdvogl821/
Woldwagel560/

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