van de Vries Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
van de Vries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 16 | 1:1,055,448 | 66,951 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
van de Vries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van de Vries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname van de Vries is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name van de Vries? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,649,889th most commonly occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of van de Vries are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 89 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
The last name is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 1,055,448. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Brabant, where 31 percent are found, North Holland, where 31 percent are found and South Holland, where 31 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Israel, where 6 percent are found and South Africa, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van de Vrie | 96 | 222 | / |
| van der Vries | 96 | 89 | / |
| van der Bries | 88 | 1 | / |
| van Devoers | 78 | 0 | / |
| Vandevers | 76 | 0 | / |
| Viana de Farias | 74 | 17 | / |
| van Tavares | 70 | 1 | / |
| von der Breije | 69 | 1 | / |
| Vine de Farias | 69 | 1 | / |
| Vandivers | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vandfors | 60 | 0 | / |
| Vantafres | 57 | 0 | / |
| Ventvors | 50 | 2 | / |
| Vina Taveras | 50 | 1 | / |
| Fuente Frias | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 van de Vries
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