van den Buys Surname

1,348,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 165 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

van den Buys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van den Buys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1191:96,61014,836
Netherlands451:375,27140,838
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

van den Buys Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name van den Buys Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname van den Buys occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of van den Buys click here.

How Common Is The Last Name van den Buys? popularity and diffusion

The surname van den Buys is the 1,348,199th most frequently used last name globally, held by around 1 in 44,166,945 people. van den Buys is mostly found in Europe, where 99 percent of van den Buys are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most prevalent in Belgium, where it is borne by 119 people, or 1 in 96,610. In Belgium it is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Belgium this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 27 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

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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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