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 most in The Netherlands. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

de Wey is the 6,723,624th most prevalent surname throughout the world. It is borne 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 numerous first name throughout the world, held by 21 people.

This last name is most common in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 8,443,588. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: North Holland, where 50 percent reside and South Holland, where 50 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 25 percent reside and The United States, where 25 percent reside.

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/
de Wij671/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to de Wey
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