Voltaire is used as a family name or surname in Haiti. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Voltaire
No. of characters: 8
Origin: Haiti
Meaning: This surname is found only in the French overseas departments, where it was apparently awarded in honor of the philosopher. Recall that the name Voltaire is a anagram LI Arouet wherein v is equal to u.

How popular is Voltaire?

Voltaire is common in Haiti.

Voltaire is ranked 51233 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Voltaires grew by 59.81162 per cent to 1018 since 2000 and ranked 24554 after elevating 9181 spots. The last name was found in around 4 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 86.25 82.26
White 5.01 5.49
Hispanic or Latino 4.62 2.51
Others 3.24 9.42
Voltaire is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in Haiti which signifies that it is originated from Haiti. Around 9239 people have been found who wears Voltaire as their family name. Voltaire is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
918,840 India5
108,034 Italy3
46,068 Philippines3
32,086 Mexico3
37,372 Georgia2
12,745 Luxembourg1
28,746 Algeria1
151,601 Spain1
120,357 Argentina1
91,024 Belgium1
810,193 Indonesia1
7,314 Bolivia1
15,705 Cameroon1
279,271 Australia1
172,258 Germany1
36,678 Singapore1
58,885 Poland1
29,046 Japan1
3,071 Jersey1
17,575 Kuwait1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
126,462 England22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
35,452 Canada92
16,172 Peru71
Countries with hundreds of Voltaire:
35,075 United States818
38,971 France257
2,593 Dominican Republic216
56,243 Brazil175
6,499 Sweden145
Countries with thousands of Voltaire:
182 Haiti7,412
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Comments

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Cathryn Heine
Voltaire is the name of the great French writer did paris 1694-1778 anecdotal history of this word is required in the etymology of the name is a pseudonym Voltaire is known that his name was Arouet, that is to say, son impeller, or derived from aoux or form Haroue, when he bought the manorial property veauterre land near the valley of asnieres-sur-oise as name veauterre displeased him he changed his first syllable.

Voltaire Namesakes

  • Jacqueline Voltaire, Actress
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  • Jacqueline Voltaire, Actress
  • Suzanna Voltaire, Actress
  • Jacqueline Voltaire, Actress
  • Jacqueline Voltaire, Actress
  • Jacqueline Voltaire, Actress

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