de Nys Surname

405,063rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 865 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Nys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Nys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium6371:18,0482,755
Netherlands751:225,16229,957
Australia511:529,32739,816
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
France121:5,535,227269,324
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
England101:5,571,806158,774
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

de Nys Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Nys occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

de Nys is the 405,063rd most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 8,424,909 people. The surname de Nys is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of de Nys are found; 84 percent are found in Western Europe and 76 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently occurring in Belgium, where it is carried by 637 people, or 1 in 18,048. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 91 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside and Walloon Region, where 3 percent reside. Aside from Belgium de Nys is found in 18 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 6 percent reside.

de Nys Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Nys earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 14.61% more than the national average, earning R 272,352 per year and in Canada they earn 0.44% more than the national average, earning $49,900 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Neys92126/
de Nays9211/
de Ny9118/
de Nes83289/
de Nis8340/
de Nay833/
de Ney833/
de Noy832/
de Nijs773,609/
de Nies77227/
De Nouy77196/
de Nooy77181/
de Nise776/
de Nois773/
de Naya772/
de Nais771/
de Neus771/
de Nest771/
de Nees771/
de Ness771/
de Na73124/
de Ne7349/
de Ni731/
de Neijs7197/
der Nest712/
de Nisce711/
de Nijse711/
de Noist711/
de Nease711/
de Niz67948/
de Nie67426/
de Nez67356/
de Noa6723/
de Neu6722/
de Nio6713/
de Nea676/
de Nij675/
de Nee674/
de Noi673/
de Nei672/
de Ner671/
de Nix671/
de Nip671/
de Net671/
da Noy671/
de Noj671/
der Na671/

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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
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  • 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 de Nys
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