van Waay Surname
Approximately 35 people bear this surname
van Waay Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Netherlands | 33 | 1:511,733 | 48,115 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
van Waay Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name van Waay Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name van Waay is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name van Waay? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,323,005th most commonly held surname globally It is held by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of van Waay are found; 97 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Germanic Europe.
It is most prevalent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 511,733. In The Netherlands it is mostly found in: South Holland, where 91 percent reside, Gelderland, where 3 percent reside and North Holland, where 3 percent reside. Barring The Netherlands van Waay exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| van Way | 93 | 45 | / |
| van Waas | 88 | 438 | / |
| van Wy | 86 | 7 | / |
| van Waaij | 82 | 48 | / |
| van Wey | 80 | 202 | / |
| van Wye | 80 | 77 | / |
| van Why | 80 | 44 | / |
| van Bay | 80 | 14 | / |
| van Woy | 80 | 10 | / |
| van Wae | 80 | 2 | / |
| van Wyhe | 75 | 558 | / |
| van Whye | 75 | 330 | / |
| van Waus | 75 | 16 | / |
| van Weye | 75 | 4 | / |
| van Wych | 75 | 2 | / |
| van Watt | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Weiy | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Wyio | 75 | 1 | / |
| van Wait | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Wass | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Wwey | 75 | 0 | / |
| van Wauwe | 71 | 240 | / |
| van Ba | 71 | 5 | / |
| van Vy | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Wuyts | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Wasch | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Watts | 71 | 1 | / |
| van Wie | 67 | 418 | / |
| van Wee | 67 | 157 | / |
| van Wes | 67 | 8 | / |
| van Hua | 67 | 6 | / |
| Van-Wye | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Voy | 67 | 3 | / |
| van Wou | 67 | 2 | / |
| van Bau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Van-Wey | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wij | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wei | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Vai | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Vaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| van Wis | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Vas | 67 | 0 | / |
| van Vhy | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Waay
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis