de Vies Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

de Vies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Vies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:5,571,806158,774
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

de Vies Last Name Facts

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

de Vies is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

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

The last name de Vies is the 5,391,485th most commonly used family name on earth, held by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname de Vies occurs predominantly in Europe, where 85 percent of de Vies reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 77 percent reside in British Isles.

The surname is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 5,571,806. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 100 percent live. Without taking into account England it exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 8 percent live and South Africa, where 8 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Vies
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