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 carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Verwys? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 902,012th most frequently used surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 24,620,088 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Verwys reside; 94 percent reside in North America and 94 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 266 people, or 1 in 1,362,628. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Michigan, where 54 percent live, New York, where 9 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Not including The United States this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 6 percent live and Canada, where 4 percent live.

Verwys Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Verwys last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 76.92% registered to vote for 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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