Verwys Surname

902,012th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 296 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Verwys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Verwys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2661:1,362,62894,589
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Canada111:3,349,599180,238

Verwys Last Name Facts

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

The surname Verwys is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Verwys? popularity and diffusion

It is the 902,012th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 24,620,088 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Verwys are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly used in The United States, where it is borne by 266 people, or 1 in 1,362,628. In The United States Verwys is mostly found in: Michigan, where 54 percent are found, New York, where 9 percent are found and California, where 7 percent are found. Barring The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The Netherlands, where 6 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Verwys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Verwys surname are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered with the political party.

The amount Verwys earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 11.94% more than the national average, earning $48,303 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.35% less than the national average, earning $32,120 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Verwyst9221/
Verwy9150/
Verweyst86116/
Verwey838,488/
Verway8371/
Vervys835/
Verbys834/
Verwjs832/
Verwis831/
Verwijs77912/
Verboys7764/
Verbays7721/
Verwaay7721/
Verbuys7710/
Verbysh772/
Verwist771/
Verwise770/
Verwess770/
Verby73339/
Vervy7321/
Werwy7310/
Verwa734/
Verwe732/
Verwi731/
Verwijst71333/
Verwisch711/
Verwer671,295/
Øverby671,010/
Verwee67314/
Verbes67264/
Verbyi67247/
Vervay67173/
Verbis67118/
Verwei67117/
Verves67104/
Verwij6798/
Verbay6792/
Verbiy6751/
Vervey6747/
Verbey6741/
Verweijst6730/
Verwaj6718/
Verwée6713/
Vervis6710/
Berbys6710/
Verues678/
Verboy676/
Vesrwe671/
Werwey671/
Berwey671/
Verwex671/
Vherwi671/
Wyrwys671/
Vervysova671/
Veruis670/

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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 Verwys
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