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 Male de Villiers Height
176.31 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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 carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: de Villiërs. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name de Villiers? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 17,237th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 226,638 people. The surname 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 prevalent given name throughout the world It is held by 157 people.
This last name is most prevalent in South Africa, where it is held by 29,803 people, or 1 in 1,818. In South Africa de Villiers is most common in: Western Cape, where 34 percent reside, Gauteng, where 29 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent reside. Aside from South Africa this last name exists in 62 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
de Villiers Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of de Villiers has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname expanded 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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