de Villiers Surname

17,237th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

de Villiers Surname Definition:

“Of the Village”, in French. Also place name in Northern France (Villiers-la-Sec).

de Villiers Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa29,8031:1,818224
Australia8051:33,5354,419
England4851:114,88311,756
New Zealand2911:15,5612,711
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Canada1031:357,72432,292
France801:830,28498,964
Kuwait671:56,7276,926
Puerto Rico621:57,2601,222
Singapore431:128,0865,748
Thailand321:2,207,448250,768
Qatar311:76,0647,685
Namibia291:83,0837,912
Scotland221:243,35512,191
Mozambique161:1,703,8482,274
Wales141:221,03813,576
Netherlands141:1,206,22770,951
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Austria101:851,54467,454
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Zimbabwe71:2,205,46397,905
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
India51:153,413,076951,030
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Zambia31:5,283,30743,479
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
China21:683,660,78330,601
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Jersey11:51,8823,898

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).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

de Villiers Last Name Facts

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

de Villiers is found in South Africa more than any other country or territory. It can occur as: de Villiërs. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

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

This last name is the 17,237th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 226,638 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 93 percent of de Villiers reside; 93 percent reside in Southern Africa and 93 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. de Villiers is also the 732,696th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 157 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in South Africa, where it is held by 29,803 people, or 1 in 1,818. In South Africa it is mostly found in: Western Cape, where 34 percent live, Gauteng, where 29 percent live and KwaZulu-Natal, where 7 percent live. Aside from South Africa this surname 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 occurrence of de Villiers has changed through the years. 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.

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