van Uys Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

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

van Uys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Uys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa721:752,46852,376
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648

van Uys Last Name Facts

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

The surname van Uys is found most in South Africa. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The surname is the 2,220,661st most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of van Uys are found; 99 percent are found in Southern Africa and 99 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The last name van Uys is most numerous in South Africa, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 752,468. In South Africa it is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 100 percent reside. Without taking into account South Africa this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Northern Ireland, where 1 percent reside.

van Uys Last Name Statistics demography

van Uys earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 49.28% less than the national average, earning R 120,540 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
van Us922/
van Huyse8819/
van Eys86113/
van Hus8619/
van Huy869/
van Ust861/
van Y839/
van U831/
van Huysse8238/
van Huis80532/
van Huss80140/
van Heys809/
van Ouse805/
van Geys803/
van Oust803/
van Haus802/
van Hust801/
van Heus801/
van Ysse801/
van Es774,988/
van Os773,977/
van Au777/
van Ut774/
Van-Us773/
van Ye771/
van Houts75577/
van Heyst75286/
van House7569/
van Hayes753/
van Hause750/
van Haust750/
van Oss711,095/
van Est71713/
van Ess71393/
van Hoy71230/
van Hes71176/
van Ooy71151/
van Ees71118/
van Eis7189/
van Ijs7149/
van Oye7132/
van Heutsz7118/
Van-Huysse7112/
van Hau719/
van Huu715/
van Oud713/
van Hue713/
van Gay712/
van Hay712/
van Hui712/
van Hou711/
van Oue711/
van Ehs711/
van Ets711/
van Hoysse711/
van Eye710/
van Hees676,755/
van Hout675,365/
van Esch674,810/
van Hest671,730/
van Hoey67809/
van Hoye67688/
van Hese67630/
van Hise67195/
van Eijs67164/
van Haut67160/
van Huut67101/
van Huit6765/
van Hooy6748/
van Esse6747/
van Hess6729/
van Huët6726/
van Hoos6712/
Van-Y6711/
von Haus679/
van Heue678/
van Huth677/
van Goes674/
von Eyss674/
van Hoyt673/
van Gaes673/
Van-Huis673/
van Auch672/
van A672/
von Hays671/
van Ouch671/
van Ault671/
van East671/
van E671/
van I671/
van J671/
van Uije671/
van Gooy671/
van Huijdts671/
van Hèse671/
van Hayo671/
van Heis671/
van Oudt671/
van Hiss670/
van Heyd670/
van Hist670/
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
  • 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 Uys
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