de Vos Surname

15,428th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36,134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Vos Surname User-submission:

De Vos is Dutch and means 'the fox', a nickname for a redhaired or crafty person.

de Vos Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium13,6171:84420
Netherlands12,6131:1,33973
South Africa7,2921:7,430943
France5451:121,87718,446
Australia5391:50,0856,242
Sri Lanka2921:71,2627,441
United States2511:1,444,05999,074
Canada2181:169,01616,995
England1591:350,42825,285
New Zealand1111:40,7966,843
Spain781:599,38528,019
Thailand741:954,572147,178
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Switzerland371:221,97118,930
Sweden311:317,63722,171
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
Argentina221:1,942,88297,983
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Chile131:1,355,11323,887
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Aruba91:11,4971,511
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Suriname41:138,1547,029
China41:341,830,39216,990
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Fiji41:223,5982,635
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

de Vos Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

De Vos is Dutch and means 'the fox', a nickname for a redhaired or crafty person.

- martintr
DNA test information
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de Vos Demographics

Average Male de Vos Height

175.85 cm

Average male height (US):
175.3 cm
Sample size: 47 (2014)

Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries

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de Vos Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Vos occurs most in Belgium. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

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

The surname de Vos is the 15,428th most common family name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 201,681 people. The last name de Vos is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of de Vos are found; 74 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

It is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 13,617 people, or 1 in 844. In Belgium it is most frequent in: Flemish Region, where 89 percent live, Walloon Region, where 7 percent live and Brussels Capital Region, where 5 percent live. Beside Belgium it exists in 66 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 35 percent live and South Africa, where 20 percent live.

de Vos Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Vos has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the de Vos last name expanded 1,394 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,988 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Vos Last Name Statistics demography

The amount de Vos earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 19.5% more than the national average, earning R 283,968 per year; in United States they earn 89.26% more than the national average, earning $81,662 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.98% less than the national average, earning $47,211 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Voss92310/
de Voos9240/
de Voys9222/
de Vose9210/
de Vous921/
de Vo9110/
de Voijs8630/
de Vosse8625/
de Vooys868/
de Voist860/
de Voise860/
de Vas83762/
de Bos83485/
de Voz83118/
De-Vos8396/
de Fos8366/
de Voy8346/
de Uos831/
de Vho831/
de Vou830/
de Vooijs801/
de Bois77469/
de Vass77295/
de Boos77178/
de Bose77105/
de Voux7769/
de Fost7761/
de Vast7737/
de Vaus7731/
de Vaas7713/
de Fois775/
de Boss774/
de Void772/
de Voce772/
de Bost772/
di Voss771/
De-Voss771/
de Vout771/
de Bosh771/
de Foss771/
de Bosz771/
de Voët771/
de Boys770/
de Bous770/
de Bo73142/
de Va732/
da Vo731/
de Vocht711,304/
de Boose7187/
de Bosch7132/
de Booys7129/
de Boise7127/
de Vasch7118/
de Fosse7117/
des Bois7116/
de Bouse712/
de Bosse711/
de Botts710/
de Voult710/
de Voyce710/
der Bois710/
de Boo67488/
de Vaz67232/
de Bas67228/
de Bou6761/
de Boi6726/
de Boisse6714/
De-Voy6710/
de Woo6710/
de Boy678/
de Fox677/
de Booijs676/
des Fosse673/
de Was672/
da Voz671/
de Wuo671/
de Veu671/
De-Voo671/
de Box671/
de Fas671/
de Vac671/
de Woc671/
de Voocht671/
de Vua671/
de Vat670/
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