van Wye Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

van Wye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

van Wye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:4,769,196247,034
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

van Wye Last Name Facts

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

van Wye is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

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

The last name van Wye is the 2,152,526th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of van Wye live; 99 percent live in North America and 99 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name van Wye is most frequent in The United States, where it is borne by 76 people, or 1 in 4,769,196. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: California, where 30 percent are found, Indiana, where 17 percent are found and Missouri, where 13 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent are found.

van Wye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of van Wye has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 205 percent between 1880 and 2014.

van Wye Last Name Statistics demography

van Wye earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 73.08% more than the national average, earning $74,684 USD per year.

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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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  • 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 Wye
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