Vejs Surname

1,206,588th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Vejs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vejs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark951:59,4186,037
Czechia761:139,91421,949
Latvia171:120,59117,235
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

The alternate forms: Vējš (3) are calculated separately.

Vejs Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vejs is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Vējš. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Vejs? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,206,588th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 37,372,030 people. The last name Vejs occurs predominantly in Europe, where 99 percent of Vejs are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Denmark, where it is carried by 95 people, or 1 in 59,418. In Denmark Vejs is primarily found in: Region of Southern Denmark, where 33 percent live, North Denmark Region, where 27 percent live and Central Denmark Region, where 18 percent live. Excluding Denmark it occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Czechia, where 39 percent live and Latvia, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vejas89252/
Vejes8915/
Veijs8914/
Vejsz8911/
Vejis892/
Vejss891/
Ves861,894/
Vjs864/
Vējš833/
Vejesh801/
Vest7517,723/
Veas759,161/
Vaes755,961/
Veys753,287/
Vess752,938/
Vets751,560/
Veis751,556/
Vesh751,510/
Vese751,434/
Veus751,138/
Vajs75917/
Vies75458/
Wejs75349/
Vees75315/
Voes7547/
Vojs7528/
Vyes7525/
Vujs7525/
Vesp7515/
Vhes7510/
Veds756/
Vues755/
Vehs754/
Vjse753/
Vesj753/
Vijs752/
Vjsd752/
Vges752/
Hves751/
Vejz751/
Vjsp751/
Vjst751/
Vjsz751/
Vjzs751/
Vejsová7376/
Bejas671,493/
Vajas671,399/
Weijs671,073/
Vesce67869/
Veisz67769/
Veiss67654/
Veits67535/
Vesse67435/
Bejos67345/
Vezse67304/
Veyis67264/
Veľas67211/
Vehse67208/
Vetås67190/
Veise67190/
Veyts67139/
Vajsz67116/
Bejes67100/
Viehs6774/
Véges6767/
Vijas6758/
Vaies6757/
Vuets6755/
Wejss6755/
Veats6750/
Voyes6747/
Viess6745/
Veshe6742/
Vaess6742/
Vojas6739/
Viies6739/
Veshh6739/
Vojts6737/
Vesch6736/
Vayes6727/
Vesze6726/
Vujas6724/
Vetts6721/
Vijes6718/
Veese6717/
Vajes6717/
Viesz6717/
Veies6716/
Vestå6715/
Voies6714/
Vejez6714/
Bejis6713/
Veyss6711/
Vetse6711/
Veyse6710/
Vedts6710/
Vehst678/
Veysh677/
Veyas676/
Vetsh676/
Veist676/
Beijs676/
Vijos675/
Hvest675/
Vowes675/
Bejås675/
Veash675/
Vajis674/
Vaesh674/
Vhies674/
Wejås674/
Weejs674/
Vedsø674/
Vajos674/
Vease673/
Veshp673/
Vyess673/
Vijis673/
Veias673/
Veish672/
Vawes672/
Veyst672/
Vuest672/
Veast672/
Veuse672/
Vajse672/
Veuis672/
Hvies671/
Voues671/
Viyes671/
Vijsh671/
Vesph671/
Vesst671/
Veyds671/
Vgesh671/
Viesh671/
Veesh671/
Veess671/
Veyes671/
Veĺas671/
Vhest671/
Vajus671/
Wejsz671/
Vessø671/
Vájsz671/
Veasd671/
Veihs671/
Veios671/
Vehys671/
Veets670/
Veahs670/
Beejs670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vejs
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