de Villiers Surname
Approximately 32,155 people bear this surname
de Villiers Surname Definition:
“Of the Village”, in French. Also place name in Northern France (Villiers-la-Sec).
de Villiers Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 29,803 | 1:1,818 | 224 |
| Australia | 805 | 1:33,535 | 4,419 |
| England | 485 | 1:114,883 | 11,756 |
| New Zealand | 291 | 1:15,561 | 2,711 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Canada | 103 | 1:357,724 | 32,292 |
| France | 80 | 1:830,284 | 98,964 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Puerto Rico | 62 | 1:57,260 | 1,222 |
| Singapore | 43 | 1:128,086 | 5,748 |
| Thailand | 32 | 1:2,207,448 | 250,768 |
| Qatar | 31 | 1:76,064 | 7,685 |
| Namibia | 29 | 1:83,083 | 7,912 |
| Scotland | 22 | 1:243,355 | 12,191 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Wales | 14 | 1:221,038 | 13,576 |
| Netherlands | 14 | 1:1,206,227 | 70,951 |
| Germany | 14 | 1:5,750,390 | 205,224 |
| Austria | 10 | 1:851,544 | 67,454 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Sweden | 8 | 1:1,230,845 | 90,587 |
| Zimbabwe | 7 | 1:2,205,463 | 97,905 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Switzerland | 4 | 1:2,053,229 | 97,179 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Zambia | 3 | 1:5,283,307 | 43,479 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Seychelles | 1 | 1:92,393 | 1,532 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Isle of Man | 1 | 1:85,822 | 4,091 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 11 | 1:2,215,943 | 64,354 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:51,882 | 3,898 |
The alternate forms: de Villiërs (3) are calculated separately.
de Villiers (157) may also be a first name.
de Villiers Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
“Of the Village”, in French. Also place name in Northern France (Villiers-la-Sec).
de Villiers Demographics
Average de Villiers Salary in
United States
$72,875 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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de Villiers Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name de Villiers Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name de Villiers is found most frequently in South Africa. It can be rendered as a variant: de Villiërs. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name de Villiers? popularity and diffusion
The surname de Villiers is the 17,237th most numerous family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 226,638 people. The last name de Villiers occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of de Villiers are found; 93 percent are found in Southern Africa and 93 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 732,696th most common forename at a global level, held by 157 people.
It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 29,803 people, or 1 in 1,818. In South Africa de Villiers is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 34 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Aside from South Africa it occurs in 62 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.
de Villiers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of de Villiers has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the de Villiers last name rose 4,409 percent between 1881 and 2014.
de Villiers Last Name Statistics demography
The amount de Villiers earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 65.96% more than the national average, earning R 394,392 per year; in United States they earn 68.89% more than the national average, earning $72,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 18% more than the national average, earning $58,628 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Villiërs | 97 | 3 | / |
| de Villierrs | 96 | 1 | / |
| de Villierss | 96 | 1 | / |
| de Villiiers | 96 | 1 | / |
| de Villers | 95 | 454 | / |
| de Vlliers | 95 | 1 | / |
| de Villirs | 95 | 1 | / |
| De-Villiers | 91 | 20 | / |
| de Villeirs | 91 | 2 | / |
| de Willers | 86 | 11 | / |
| De-Villers | 86 | 2 | / |
| de Vıllıers | 82 | 1 | / |
| de Flers | 74 | 76 | / |
| de Fleurs | 70 | 14 | / |
| des Fleurs | 67 | 2 | / |
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