de Baas Surname

1,118,459th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 217 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Suriname

de Baas Surname Definition:

(Dutch/Flemish), the Master-workman.

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de Baas Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1481:114,10318,152
Suriname641:8,6352,172
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

de Baas Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Dutch/Flemish), the Master-workman.

— Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

This surname comes from Middle Dutch baes, meaning 'master'. The 'ae' became 'aa' with the Willems spelling reform of 1844.

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de Baas Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Baas is found most frequently in The Netherlands. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Baas? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,118,459th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 33,583,161 people. The last name de Baas occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of de Baas live; 69 percent live in Western Europe and 69 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname de Baas is most frequently held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 148 people, or 1 in 114,103. In The Netherlands de Baas is primarily concentrated in: South Holland, where 24 percent live, North Holland, where 18 percent live and Overijssel, where 17 percent live. Other than The Netherlands this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Suriname, where 29 percent live and The United States, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Baats931/
de Bas92228/
de Baasch881/
de Baat86662/
de Waas86455/
de Bast86420/
de Bats86230/
de Baay8684/
de Vaas8613/
de Bais866/
de Base866/
de Beas866/
de Baus865/
de Baah862/
de Bash861/
de Bass861/
de Ba832/
de Baaij80100/
de Badts8080/
de Baise805/
de Bease804/
de Basse801/
de Bause801/
de Beats801/
Des Bass801/
de Vas77762/
de Bos77485/
de Boa77155/
de Bat77155/
de Bad7731/
de Bay7726/
de Bac7716/
de Bea7713/
de Bai7712/
de Baz773/
de Bau773/
de Was772/
de Bah771/
de Bôa771/
de Baggis75135/
de Beus71662/
de Bois71469/
de Beys71354/
de Veas71298/
de Vass71295/
de Boos71178/
de Batz71109/
de Bose71105/
de Vast7137/
de Beausse7134/
de Vaus7131/
de Baut7125/
de Bach7115/
de Bhat719/
di Base716/
De-Baat716/
de Boss714/
de Vais712/
de Bost712/
de Baiz711/
De-Bast711/
de Bace711/
de Bosh711/
de Bath711/
de Beis711/
de Bosz711/
de Booa711/
de Wazs711/
da Baaz711/
de Wase711/
de Boys710/
de Bous710/
de Bo67142/
de Beaux67101/
de Boose6787/
de Wasch6749/
de Bosch6732/
de Booys6729/
de Boise6727/
de Vasch6718/
des Bois6716/
de Bache6711/
de Watts677/
de Beijs675/
des Baux674/
de Bauch673/
de Bouse672/
de Va672/
de Beaud672/
de Badch672/
de Bosse671/
der Bach671/
de Beauc671/
de Wease671/
di Ba671/
de Bault670/
des Bauh670/
de Botts670/
der Bois670/
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  • 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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