Uys Surname

41,206th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,687 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Uys Surname Definition:

“Fighter”. Originally “Huys”. From Belgium.

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Uys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa11,7361:4,616589
Australia3531:76,4758,947
England1421:392,38127,229
United States1151:3,151,817182,069
Zimbabwe621:249,00426,834
New Zealand611:74,23510,965
Namibia611:39,4985,347
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Swaziland91:144,244719
United Arab Emirates91:1,018,03036,884
Northern Mariana Islands81:6,822652
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Hong Kong41:1,833,8716,220
Mozambique41:6,815,3924,272
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
France21:33,211,361423,184
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines11:112,6591,704
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

Uys (150) may also be a first name.

Uys Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

“Fighter”. Originally “Huys”. From Belgium.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Uys is the surname of a Afrikaner family that played a significant military and political role in Boer history during the nineteenth century and who made distinguished contributions to South African culture, politics and sports during the course of the twentieth.

- chanelschutte

Uys Last Name Facts

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

Uys (Russian: Уйс) occurs more in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Uys? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 41,206th most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 574,410 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 94 percent of Uys reside; 94 percent reside in Southern Africa and 94 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 752,187th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 150 people.

Uys is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 11,736 people, or 1 in 4,616. In South Africa it is primarily concentrated in: Gauteng, where 32 percent reside, Western Cape, where 27 percent reside and Mpumalanga, where 10 percent reside. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 3 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Uys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Uys surname are 37.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84% registered with the political party.

The amount Uys earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.24% more than the national average, earning R 399,792 per year and in United States they earn 16.87% more than the national average, earning $50,427 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Huys863,977/
Uyas86254/
Uyis8610/
Uyes869/
Uyse863/
Euys863/
Uiys863/
Uoys862/
Uyds862/
Uyos861/
Uyhs861/
Uyjs861/
Uysc861/
Uysh861/
Uysx861/
Uyts861/
Auys861/
Uy8074,069/
Us8042,844/
Ys808,392/
Huyse75182/
Huyts75100/
Huyst7538/
Huhys7516/
Huyos7515/
Uyoss753/
Huyes752/
Uyesh752/
Ouyas751/
Ouyes751/
Huyds751/
Auyos751/
Auyes751/
Uiyse751/
Uytds751/
Hauys750/
Huy67169,619/
Yes6717,931/
Hus6710,545/
Uya674,128/
Uyi673,629/
Uyo673,295/
Uss673,292/
Aus672,902/
Yos672,786/
Uye672,519/
Use671,906/
Gus671,710/
Hys671,520/
Ays671,496/
Uus67848/
Usj67809/
Yis67791/
Ust67635/
Ous67549/
Ues67398/
Ouy67279/
Uyd67187/
Ush67168/
Oys67167/
Huysse67148/
D'Huys67105/
Huydts6797/
Euy6796/
Yst6788/
Eys6771/
Yss6769/
Eus6754/
Yts6747/
Uoy6741/
Ysc6741/
Ysp6740/
Yse6735/
Auy6734/
Uuy6727/
Uhs6726/
Usz6723/
Ysh6722/
Usd6719/
Uis6716/
Uyy6716/
Huyshe6714/
Ujs6714/
Ouysse6713/
Uyh6713/
Uyj6710/
Usx6710/
Uiy679/
Usc679/
Uzs679/
Ysz678/
Uyc677/
Ujy677/
Yzs677/
Uyoose676/
Houyes676/
Ysx676/
Auyash675/
Jys675/
Yhs675/
Uyz675/
Uxs675/
Usp674/
Uyt674/
Yjs674/
Yds673/
Ysj673/
Ysd673/
Uyx672/
Houyos671/
Yås671/
Uhy671/
Uyp671/
Yxs671/
Huyhes670/

Uys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Uys in the Russian language
Уйсujs-

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