de Wys Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

de Wys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Wys 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
New Zealand511:88,79112,412
Netherlands231:734,22557,169
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France21:33,211,361423,184
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
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de Wys Demographics

Average de Wys Salary in
South Africa

R 60,552

Per year
Rank:
164,260 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.83238E-6
Rank: 176,959 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
25.48%
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

View the highest/lowest earning families in South Africa

de Wys Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Wys is found in New Zealand more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

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

de Wys is the 1,765,740th most frequent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname de Wys is mostly found in Oceania, where 67 percent of de Wys reside; 67 percent reside in Australasia and 67 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is held by 51 people, or 1 in 88,791. In New Zealand de Wys is mostly found in: Canterbury Region, where 96 percent are found, Waikato Region, where 2 percent are found and Wellington Region, where 2 percent are found. Besides New Zealand this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 21 percent are found and Australia, where 19 percent are found.

de Wys Last Name Statistics demography

de Wys earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 74.52% less than the national average, earning R 60,552 per year.

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 Wyse9260/
de Weys9225/
de Wy911/
de Way8349/
de Wey838/
de Wis831/
de Wijs771,735/
de Buys77395/
de Beys77354/
de Wees7743/
de West7739/
de Waay7724/
de Voys7722/
de Wytt778/
de Wese777/
de Wets773/
de Wise771/
De-Wyse771/
de Wies770/
de Boys770/
de By7336/
de Wa733/
de We732/
de Vuyst713,267/
de Weese71141/
de Weijs7167/
de Wijse7152/
de Booys7129/
de Vooys718/
de Wyche714/
de Weiss713/
de Weisz712/
de Weydt711/
de Wease711/
de Weise710/
de Wee679,745/
de Vis67858/
de Bes67184/
de Ves67135/
de Vey6755/
de Voy6746/
de Bey6732/
de Bis6727/
de Bay6726/
de Wid6723/
de Wei6716/
de Vyt6716/
de Weisse6713/
de Wée6712/
de Weë679/
de Boy678/
de Vay673/
de Wer673/
de Buy672/
de Waa671/
da Way671/
de Wij671/
der Wijst671/
de Wai671/
de-Way671/
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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 Wys
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