de Waay Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Waay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Waay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

de Waay Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Waay occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of de Waay.

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

This surname is the 4,034,050th most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of de Waay reside; 79 percent reside in Western Europe and 79 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 938,176. In The Netherlands de Waay is mostly concentrated in: South Holland, where 44 percent reside, North Holland, where 39 percent reside and Friesland, where 6 percent reside. Excluding The Netherlands this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Belgium, where 4 percent reside.

de Waay Last Name Statistics demography

de Waay earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 101.82% more than the national average, earning $87,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Way9249/
de Waa921/
de Waas86455/
de Baay8684/
de Waha8616/
de Waat861/
de Wa833/
de Wy831/
de Waaij8081/
de Wys77108/
de Bay7726/
de Wae7720/
de Wey778/
de Vay773/
de Was772/
da Way771/
De Wat771/
de Wai771/
de-Way771/
de Waij7154/
de Baya7127/
de Weys7125/
de Vaya7123/
de Vaas7113/
de Wytt718/
de Bayo717/
de Baia716/
da Wayo715/
de Baja713/
da Waye712/
de Baah712/
de Vaja712/
de Watt712/
de Bayi712/
de Baye711/
de Wait711/
de Wazs711/
de Wiia711/
de Waid710/
de Baaij67100/
de Wacht6799/
de Wasch6749/
de Vayas6740/
de Ua6737/
de By6736/
de Bahia678/
de Watts677/
der Watt673/
de Va672/
de Ba672/
de We672/
da Wa671/
de Weydt671/
der Wath671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Waay
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