de Wey Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Ireland

de Wey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Wey 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
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
England11:55,718,059489,080

de Wey (21) may also be a first name.

de Wey Last Name Facts

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

de Wey occurs more in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name de Wey is the 6,723,624th most widely held last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of de Wey reside; 25 percent reside in Southern Africa and 25 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. de Wey is also the 2,368,944th most prevalent first name throughout the world, borne by 21 people.

The surname de Wey is most common in The Netherlands, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands it is most common in: North Holland, where 50 percent are found and South Holland, where 50 percent are found. Aside from The Netherlands it occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent are found and The United States, where 25 percent are found.

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 Weys9225/
de We912/
de Wy911/
de Weydt861/
de Wee839,745/
de Wys83108/
de Vey8355/
de Way8349/
de Bey8332/
de Wae8320/
de Wei8316/
de Wée8312/
de Weë839/
de Wer833/
de Weer77106/
de Veyt7758/
de Wees7743/
de Weij7742/
de West7739/
de Waay7724/
de Wytt778/
de Wets773/
de Veye772/
der Wei772/
de Bowe771/
de Weet771/
de By7336/
de Ve734/
de Be733/
de Wa733/
da We730/
de Weijs7167/
der Weer713/
de Weiss713/
de Weisz712/
de Vet671,114/
de Bei67706/
de Voe67178/
de Ves67135/
de Vei67116/
de Voy6746/
de Bay6726/
de Wid6723/
de Vie6720/
de Hue6719/
de Vyt6716/
de Bea6713/
de Bee6713/
de Vez6712/
da Wei6710/
de Boy678/
de Ver678/
De-Wee678/
de Vee675/
de Vea674/
de Bej674/
de Vay673/
da Wie673/
de Beu672/
de Was672/
de Vue672/
di Wei672/
de Buy672/
de Waa671/
de-Wei671/
da Vey671/
da Way671/
de Wis671/
De Wat671/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Wey
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