de Wijer Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Wijer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Wijer 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
Netherlands911:185,57326,340
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

de Wijer Last Name Facts

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

The surname de Wijer is found most in The Netherlands. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The surname is the 1,894,523rd most prevalent last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,911,937 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of de Wijer live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 95 percent live in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is held by 91 people, or 1 in 185,573. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 38 percent live, Gelderland, where 21 percent live and North Holland, where 13 percent live. Beside The Netherlands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 4 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Weijer94769/
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de Wier932/
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de Wijze88150/
de Wijse8852/
de Bijer881/
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de Bije8019/
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de Bier8010/
de Vier804/
de Wise801/
de Wyer801/
de Weir801/
de Wies800/
de Buijzer7883/
de Weigert781/
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de Weird7556/
de Weser7548/
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der Weer753/
de Beier752/
de Bierr751/
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de Bie717,850/
de Weirdt71589/
de Vie7120/
de Weeger7114/
de Buizer7112/
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de Vigier716/
da Wie713/
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de Veer671,672/
de Beir67549/
de Viet67165/
de Voer67161/
de Bear6773/
de Wyse6760/
de Weze6731/
de Vair6729/
de Vies6713/
de Wese677/
de Vise676/
de Voir676/
de Wege675/
de Viez674/
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de Wyze672/
de Vear671/
da Vije671/
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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 Wijer
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