de Vrye Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

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

de Vrye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Vrye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1551:349,53432,108
France511:1,302,406132,002
Belgium261:442,17945,013
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
England31:18,572,686338,250
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

de Vrye Last Name Facts

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

de Vrye occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

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

de Vrye is the 1,035,555th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 65 percent of de Vrye live; 64 percent live in Southern Africa and 64 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 155 people, or 1 in 349,534. In South Africa de Vrye is primarily found in: Gauteng, where 48 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 14 percent reside and Western Cape, where 10 percent reside. Beside South Africa this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in France, where 21 percent reside and Belgium, where 11 percent reside.

de Vrye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of de Vrye has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the de Vrye surname increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

de Vrye Last Name Statistics demography

de Vrye earn notably more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 19.38% more than the national average, earning R 283,692 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Vryer9324/
de Vroye931/
de Vree861,403/
de Vroe86505/
de Brye8649/
de Vrey8648/
de Vrée866/
de Vrie863/
de Vroy862/
de Vray861/
de Vrea861/
de Vries8096,756/
de Vroey80240/
de Vrije8071/
de Vrueh8045/
de Vreij8035/
de Vreay801/
de Broye801/
de Vriez800/
de Vrijer75285/
der Vries7517/
de Vriess752/
de Vrij71863/
de Brie71279/
de Bray71157/
de Wree71115/
de Brey7164/
de Brea7132/
de Breu7113/
de Brée7111/
de Broy713/
de Vrou713/
de Wrée711/
de Bruy711/
de Briey67234/
de Brier67122/
de Breij67102/
De-Vries6785/
de Wries672/
de Breia672/
de Brejo671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Vrye
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