de Vries Surname
Approximately 96,756 people bear this surname
de Vries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 78,115 | 1:216 | 3 |
| South Africa | 7,282 | 1:7,440 | 946 |
| Australia | 2,267 | 1:11,908 | 1,742 |
| Belgium | 1,376 | 1:8,355 | 1,166 |
| United States | 1,192 | 1:304,076 | 27,984 |
| Germany | 1,181 | 1:68,167 | 8,724 |
| Canada | 1,100 | 1:33,496 | 4,322 |
| France | 550 | 1:120,769 | 18,270 |
| New Zealand | 525 | 1:8,625 | 1,490 |
| England | 495 | 1:112,562 | 11,582 |
| Suriname | 441 | 1:1,253 | 107 |
| Thailand | 333 | 1:212,127 | 35,411 |
| Switzerland | 273 | 1:30,084 | 4,523 |
| Spain | 215 | 1:217,451 | 14,567 |
| Sweden | 142 | 1:69,343 | 5,253 |
| Israel | 127 | 1:67,383 | 8,384 |
| Brazil | 103 | 1:2,078,392 | 65,524 |
| Portugal | 75 | 1:138,910 | 6,177 |
| Singapore | 73 | 1:75,448 | 3,146 |
| Argentina | 72 | 1:593,659 | 42,221 |
| Bahrain | 59 | 1:22,858 | 4,582 |
| Aruba | 55 | 1:1,881 | 275 |
| Ecuador | 54 | 1:294,553 | 8,948 |
| Denmark | 53 | 1:106,504 | 9,962 |
| Namibia | 51 | 1:47,243 | 5,945 |
| Dominican Republic | 39 | 1:267,511 | 9,432 |
| Scotland | 38 | 1:140,890 | 8,524 |
| Curaçao | 33 | 1:4,765 | 122 |
| Ireland | 26 | 1:181,113 | 7,791 |
| Austria | 26 | 1:327,517 | 36,002 |
| Norway | 26 | 1:197,780 | 22,769 |
| Andorra | 22 | 1:3,811 | 733 |
| Italy | 21 | 1:2,912,223 | 98,106 |
| Malaysia | 21 | 1:1,404,487 | 59,312 |
| Philippines | 21 | 1:4,820,868 | 168,058 |
| Uruguay | 18 | 1:190,653 | 15,539 |
| Mozambique | 16 | 1:1,703,848 | 2,274 |
| Chile | 15 | 1:1,174,432 | 21,998 |
| Hong Kong | 13 | 1:564,268 | 3,428 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Greece | 10 | 1:1,107,979 | 84,839 |
| Wales | 10 | 1:309,453 | 16,869 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Japan | 9 | 1:14,204,921 | 46,388 |
| Saudi Arabia | 9 | 1:3,428,424 | 32,607 |
| Sri Lanka | 9 | 1:2,312,062 | 9,186 |
| Saint Martin | 8 | 1:4,394 | 114 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Venezuela | 6 | 1:5,034,013 | 43,431 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Bolivia | 4 | 1:2,654,108 | 7,945 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Malta | 4 | 1:107,568 | 1,849 |
| Mongolia | 4 | 1:706,322 | 11,365 |
| Nepal | 4 | 1:7,120,239 | 14,461 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Afghanistan | 3 | 1:10,717,728 | 35,605 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1:1,409,535 | 70,997 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3 | 1:3,054,091 | 90,853 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Guatemala | 2 | 1:8,041,334 | 9,698 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Luxembourg | 2 | 1:290,271 | 8,611 |
| Oman | 2 | 1:1,843,986 | 9,590 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Jersey | 1 | 1:99,202 | 6,620 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Liechtenstein | 1 | 1:38,378 | 1,726 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Paraguay | 1 | 1:7,236,746 | 16,511 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 36 | 1:677,094 | 32,515 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 134 | 1:374,766 | 28,202 |
de Vries (20) may also be a first name.
de Vries Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Defries, q.v.
(Dutch) The Frieslander [Dutch de, the + Vries, Frieslander, Frisian: see under Fraser in Dict.]
Person from Friesland.
(Dutch) The Frisian, i.e., one who came from the province of Friesland (curled hair, or free).
(Dutch/Flemish), the Frisian.
User-submitted Reference
A Dutch surname that means: "The Frisian".
- anonymous submissionA Dutch surname meaning: The Frisian.
- ignatiusde Vries Demographics
de Vries Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
de Vries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name de Vries Come From? nationality or country of origin
de Vries occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name de Vries? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,831st most frequently used family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 75,319 people. de Vries is primarily found in Europe, where 85 percent of de Vries reside; 84 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Germanic Europe. de Vries is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 20 people.
This last name is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is held by 78,115 people, or 1 in 216. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: North Holland, where 20 percent reside, Friesland, where 16 percent reside and South Holland, where 16 percent reside. Apart from The Netherlands it exists in 110 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
de Vries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of de Vries has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 890 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 1,375 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 3,800 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 2,600 percent between 1901 and 2014.
de Vries Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is predominantly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the de Vries surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.
The amount de Vries earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 7.34% less than the national average, earning 320,690 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 44.26% more than the national average, earning R 342,828 per year; in United States they earn 62.13% more than the national average, earning $69,957 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.91% more than the national average, earning $51,130 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| de Vriese | 94 | 1,430 | / |
| der Vries | 94 | 17 | / |
| de Vriess | 94 | 2 | / |
| de Vriees | 94 | 1 | / |
| de Vrie | 93 | 3 | / |
| De-Vries | 88 | 85 | / |
| de Vrije | 88 | 71 | / |
| de Vrees | 88 | 33 | / |
| de Wries | 88 | 2 | / |
| de Vriez | 88 | 0 | / |
| de Vrijer | 82 | 285 | / |
| De-Vriese | 82 | 1 | / |
| de Vrièse | 82 | 1 | / |
| de Brie | 80 | 279 | / |
| de Vrye | 80 | 243 | / |
| de Vrée | 80 | 6 | / |
| de Briesch | 78 | 2 | / |
| de Briey | 75 | 234 | / |
| de Vryer | 75 | 24 | / |
| de Bruis | 75 | 6 | / |
| de Vreay | 75 | 1 | / |
| de Brye | 67 | 49 | / |
| de Brée | 67 | 11 | / |
| de Wrée | 67 | 1 | / |
| de Bruys | 63 | 2 | / |
| de Bruix | 63 | 1 | / |
| de Braus | 63 | 1 | / |
| de Broiz | 63 | 1 | / |
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