• Käfer (Deutschland)

• auch scherzhaft Rennsemmel, Kugelporsche

• Escarabat (Katalunien)

• Bobble (Dänemark)

• Kupla (Finnland)

• Chrobak, Bobla (Norwegen)

• Escaravello (Gallizien)

• Xelona (Griechenland)

• Schildkröte, anstatt „Käfer“ wie in anderen Ländern

• Bjalla (Island)

• Maggiolino (Italien)

• Garbus (Polen)

• Brouk (Tschechien)

• Escarabajo, ‚Scarabe‘, Pulguita (Spanien)

• Escarabat (Katalonien)

• Bubblan (Schweden)

• Coccinelle (Frankreich)

• Chäfer (Schweiz)

• Kever (Niederlande)

• Carocha (Portugal)

• Vabole (Lettland)

• Bjalla (Island)

• Buba (Jugoslavien)

• Käfer, Vollëkswôon, Dudu (Luxemburg)

• Brouk (Tscheschien)

• Pornikas (Estonia)

• Broasca (Rumänien)

• Chrobak (Slowakien)

• Vosvos, Tosbaga, Kaplumbaga, Bocek (Türkei)

• Buba (Jugoslavien)

• Bogar (Ungarn)

• Hrosc (Slovenien)

• Garbus (Polen)

• Vabole (Lettland)

• Escara. Poncho (Argentinien)

• Fusca (Brasilien)

• Peta (Bolivien)

• Slug Bug (Kalifornien)

• Cepillo (Dom. Rep.)

• Cuca (Guatemala)

• Bolillo (Puerto Rico)

• Cucarachita (Honduras)

• Bug (USA)

• Love Buggy (New York City)

• Vocho (Mexiko)

• el Escara (Argentinien)

• Bolillo (Puerto-Rico)

Japan: ビートル. Indonesien: Kodok (Frosch).

• Duivel (Südafrika)

• Hiposhit (Israel)

• Beetle

• Dak Dak

• Käfer in Germany, Austria and Switzerland

• Жук (Zhuk) (Bug) also in Russia (Former Soviet Union)

• Volkswagen Sedan

• Volkswagen Bug

• Pichirilo in Ecuador

• Pulga („Flea“) in Colombia

• Coccinelle (ladybird) or Kever in Belgium

• Vocho or Vochito in Mexico, Colombia, and Costa Rica (mostly a shortening of „Volkswagen“; Vochito is affective diminutive)

• Fusca in Brazil and Paraguay

• Escarabajo in Argentina, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Spain, Uruguay, and Venezuela

• Peta („turtle“) in Bolivia

• Folcika in Bosnia and Herzegovina

• Sedan, then Fusca (popularly, Fusquinha that means Little Fusca) in Brazil

• Косτенурка (Kostenurka) (meaning turtle) or Бръмбар (Brambar) (meaning bug) in Bulgaria

• Bug, Beetle, Choupette or Coccinelle (ladybug) in Canada

• Escarabat (means „beetle“) in Catalan

• Poncho in Chile

• Jiǎ Ké Chóng (means „beetle“) in China

• Buba in Croatia

• Brouk in Czech Republic

• Chrobák in Slovak Republic

• Boblen (the bubble) in Denmark

• Cepillo („Brush“) in Dominican Republic

• خنفسة – Pronounced khon-fesa (Beetle in Arabic) in Egypt

• Põrnikas (means „beetle“) in Estonia

• Kuplavolkkari (kupla meaning bubble) in Finland

• Coccinelle (ladybug) in France and Haiti

• Буба in the Republic of Macedonia

• Jin-guei che in Taiwan

• Σκαθάρι (Scathari meaning beetle) or Σκαραβαίος (Scaraveos meaning Scarab) in Greece

• Cucaracha or Cucarachita (Cockroach or little cockroach) in Guatemala.

• Bogár (meaning „bug“) in Hungary.

• Cucarachita (little cockroach) in Honduras.

• Bjalla in Iceland

• Kodok (frog) in Indonesia

• Folex(قورباغه ای) meaning frog in Iran

• Agroga عكروكة (froggy) in Iraq

• חיפושית („Hipushit,“ beetle) or Bimba in Israel

• Maggiolino (may bug, cockhafer) or the unofficial name of Maggiolone (can indicate Super Beetle) in Italy

• Kabuto-mushi (means „drone beetle“) in Japan

• Kifuu in Kenya

• Vabole in Latvia

• Vabalas in Lithuania

• Kura (turtle) in Malaysia

• Hitlerslæden (The Hitler-sled) in Denmark

• Sedán, Pulguita (little flea), Vocho or Vochito (sometimes spelled „bocho/bochito“) in México

• Scoro-Scoro in Namibia

• Bhyagute Car in Nepal literally: „Frog Car“.

• Kever in the Netherlands

• Catch Fire in Nigeria

• Boble (bubble) in Norway and Denmark

• Foxi or Foxy in Pakistan

• „Pendong“, kotseng kuba (literally, ‚hunchback car‘) /“pagong“ (turtle),“Ba-o“, turtle in Cebuano dialect „Boks“ in the Philippines

• Garbus (literally, ‚Hunchback‘) in Poland

• Carocha in Portugal

• Volky in Puerto Rico

• Broasca / Broscuţă (little frog/froggy) or Buburuza (ladybird) in Romania

• Фольксваген-жук(Folksvagen-Zhuk) in Russia

• Буба or Buba in Serbia

• Volla – Pronounced Folla in South Africa

• Chrobák in Slovakia

• Hrošč in Slovenia

• Volks / Beetle/ ibba (turtule) in Sri Lanka

• Mgongo wa Chura” (Frog Back) or Mwendo wa Kobe” (Tortoise Speed) in Swahili

• Bagge (short for skalbagge, beetle), bubbla (bubble) or folka in Sweden and Finland

• Kobe in Tanzania

• รถเต่า – Pronounced Rod Tao (turtle car) / โฟล์คเต่า (Volk Tao) in Thai

• Kaplumbağa or tosbağa (meaning turtle) or „vosvos“ in Turkey.

• con bo in Vietnam

• Bhamba datya in Shona – Datya is frog in the vernacular from Zimbabwe

• Poncho

• Popoy

• Pulga

• Punchbug

• Tortuga in Panama

• Escarabajo, Bocho o Rana in Perú

• Foxi in Pakistan