de Wijs Surname

232,645th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,735 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Wijs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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de Wijs 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
Netherlands1,6431:10,2781,378
Belgium451:255,48131,256
Ecuador101:1,590,58518,674
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
England31:18,572,686338,250
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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de Wijs Demographics

Average de Wijs Salary in
South Africa

R 69,396

Per year
Rank:
157,544 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
5.53818E-6
Rank: 173,776 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
29.2%
Sample size: 2 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

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de Wijs Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Wijs is borne by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

de Wijs is the 232,645th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 4,200,315 people. The surname de Wijs occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of de Wijs are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 98 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most widespread in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,643 people, or 1 in 10,278. In The Netherlands de Wijs is mostly concentrated in: North Brabant, where 46 percent reside, North Holland, where 14 percent reside and South Holland, where 13 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent reside and Ecuador, where 1 percent reside.

de Wijs Last Name Statistics demography

de Wijs earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 70.8% less than the national average, earning R 69,396 per year.

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de Weijs9367/
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de Wei7716/
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de Wai771/
de Vuijst7597/
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de Booijs756/
de Vooijs751/
de With711,412/
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de West7139/
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de Boij7110/
de Wese717/
de Bais716/
de Vise716/
de Wets713/
der Wei712/
de Vais712/
de Beis711/
de Vish711/
de Wait711/
de Biss711/
de Whit710/
de Waid710/
de Vi67527/
de Booij67431/
de Visch67197/
de Weese67141/
de Baaij67100/
des Bois6716/
de Wa673/
de We672/
de Vuist672/
de Wy671/
Des With671/
de Vijdt671/
de Wease671/
de Bojos671/
de Huise671/
de Witth671/
da Wi671/
der Bois670/
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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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