Verweij Surname

64,766th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,720 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Verweij Surname Definition:

Place name - Of the Meadow (Weide).

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Verweij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands7,3211:2,307152
Belgium951:121,01717,762
United States411:8,840,462379,649
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Thailand311:2,278,656255,572
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Sweden181:547,04239,827
England171:3,277,533109,658
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Malaysia101:2,949,422111,742
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Norway71:734,61250,907
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France51:13,284,544357,392
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Suriname41:138,1547,029
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Verweij Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Place name - Of the Meadow (Weide).

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

User-submitted Reference

Verweij comes from an old Dutch spelling of "van der weide", which means 'of the meadow', or 'from the pasture'. Most likely related to the family's history in farming.

- v_verweij

Verweij Last Name Facts

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

Verweij is carried by more people in The Netherlands than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Verweij? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 64,766th most commonly used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 943,983 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Verweij live; 96 percent live in Western Europe and 96 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 7,321 people, or 1 in 2,307. In The Netherlands it is most frequent in: South Holland, where 31 percent reside, Utrecht, where 18 percent reside and Gelderland, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands Verweij exists in 37 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Verweij Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verweij last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Verweij earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 63.33% more than the national average, earning 565,265 kr per year; in Peru they earn 40.18% more than the national average, earning S/. 27,173 per year; in South Africa they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning R 253,788 per year; in United States they earn 10.17% more than the national average, earning $47,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $55,562 CAD per year.

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