Verwy Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

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

Verwy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verwy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa431:1,259,94770,377
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Verwy Last Name Facts

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

Verwy is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Verwy.

How Common Is The Last Name Verwy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Verwy is the 2,746,821st most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Verwy reside; 86 percent reside in Southern Africa and 86 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 43 people, or 1 in 1,259,947. In South Africa it is most common in: North West, where 67 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 28 percent are found and Northern Cape, where 2 percent are found. Excluding South Africa it is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 10 percent are found and Thailand, where 2 percent are found.

Verwy Last Name Statistics demography

Verwy earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 89.11% less than the national average, earning R 25,872 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verwey918,488/
Verwys91296/
Verway9171/
Verwaay8321/
Verwyst8321/
Verby80339/
Vervy8021/
Werwy8010/
Verwa804/
Verwe802/
Verwi801/
Varwy801/
Verweyst77116/
Verwer731,295/
Øverby731,010/
Verwee73314/
Verbyi73247/
Vervay73173/
Verwei73117/
Verwij7398/
Verbay7392/
Verbiy7351/
Vervey7347/
Verbey7341/
Varway7336/
Verwaj7318/
Verwée7313/
Verboy736/
Vervys735/
Verwjs732/
Vesrwe731/
Vherwi731/
Varwey731/
Ferwey731/
Verwis731/
Berwey731/
Berway731/
Werwey731/
Vorwey730/
Verweij677,720/
Verbooy6757/
Verweer676/
Vervych671/
Viorway671/
Verwist671/
Verweet670/
Verwess670/

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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 Verwy
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis