van Eys Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

van Eys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Eys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands531:318,62637,214
Belgium271:425,80243,971
Germany231:3,500,237154,763
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
France41:16,605,680368,153

van Eys Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Eys occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name van Eys? popularity and diffusion

The surname van Eys is the 1,718,748th most widely held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of van Eys live; 95 percent live in Western Europe and 75 percent live in Germanic Europe.

van Eys is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 318,626. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: Limburg, where 34 percent live, Gelderland, where 21 percent live and North Brabant, where 15 percent live. Without taking into account The Netherlands this surname exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 24 percent live and Germany, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Heys939/
van Geys933/
van Es924,988/
van Heyst88286/
van Est86713/
van Ess86393/
van Hes86176/
van Ees86118/
van Eis8689/
van Uys8673/
van Ehs861/
van Ets861/
van Eye860/
van Y839/
van E831/
van Hees806,755/
van Esch804,810/
van Hest801,730/
van Hoey80809/
van Hese80630/
van Eijs80164/
van Esse8047/
van Hess8029/
van Goes804/
von Eyss804/
van Gaes803/
van East801/
van Heus801/
van Ysse801/
van Heis801/
van Heyd800/
van As774,866/
van Ee77895/
Van-Es7772/
van Ex7728/
von Ey7712/
van Eß777/
van He776/
von Es773/
van Er771/
van Ye771/
van Heest75381/
van Heese75319/
van Heist75113/
van Hesse7583/
van Heiss7523/
van Huyse7519/
van Aesch7518/
van Heijs7510/
van Hayes753/
van Heise752/
van Hawes751/
Van-Ess711,473/
van Heijst711,106/
van Heesch71982/
van Hee71890/
van Ast71691/
van Essche71610/
van Hoe71336/
van Ass71281/
van Eer71241/
van Hoy71230/
van Ooy71151/
van Ash7175/
von Eye7170/
van Ijs7149/
van Epp7139/
van Huysse7138/
van Oye7132/
von Ess7123/
van Heutsz7118/
von Esh7116/
van Gie7112/
van Gas7111/
van Huy719/
van Hée717/
van Ett714/
van Hex713/
van Ech713/
van Hue713/
van Gay712/
van Ice712/
van Het712/
van Hay712/
van Has712/
van Hie712/
Van-Esh711/
Van-Est711/
van Oue711/
van Gae711/
van Eee711/
van Ehr711/
van Hesche711/
van Hoysse711/
van Her710/
van Asch671,503/
van Hoye67688/
van Huis67532/
van Gass67406/
van Hise67195/
van Hessche67194/
van Heer67102/
van Howe6758/
van Hooy6748/
von Esch6745/
van Gaez6745/
van Hasz6739/
van Ahee6734/
von Hess6719/
von Goes6714/
van Hass6712/
Van-Y6711/
van Oije6710/
van Haas679/
van Heiß678/
van Heue678/
Van-Hees676/
van Ouse675/
van Asse674/
van Hoyt673/
van Oust673/
van Haus672/
Van-Esch672/
van A672/
von Hays671/
van Eich671/
van Eitz671/
van I671/
van J671/
Van-Eest671/
Van-Hese671/
Van-Hest671/
Van-Hoey671/
van Uije671/
von Aesh671/
van Gooy671/
van Hèse671/
van Hayo671/
van Hiss670/
van Hist670/
van Hice670/
van Haue670/

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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
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  • 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 Eys
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