Vey Surname

93,291st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Vey Surname Definition:

(Celtic) a contraction of MacVey, q.v. (French-Latin) belonging to Le Vey (Calvados, Norm.); or Dweller at The Ford [Dialectal French vey, vay (French gué), Latin vad-um, a ford] Calvados has also ‘Le pont du Vay’.

Vey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,7201:38,6184,797
Germany1,1591:69,4618,877
United States7731:468,89939,909
Canada5361:68,7427,900
Russia3151:457,53443,030
Australia1061:254,67623,375
South Africa591:918,26658,838
Spain551:850,03734,138
Brazil511:4,197,536113,076
England391:1,428,66862,556
Belarus371:256,78530,179
Ivory Coast271:854,49022,281
India251:30,682,615377,978
Kazakhstan221:803,75051,043
Cambodia201:774,3574,921
Belgium181:638,70256,744
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
Argentina121:3,561,951138,643
Kyrgyzstan121:497,72137,801
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Indonesia111:12,022,654410,938
Chile91:1,957,38629,026
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
Transnistria71:67,8149,165
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
China51:273,464,31313,838
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
Cuba41:2,880,67910,064
Malaysia41:7,373,556230,001
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:451,39625,813
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States821:612,42340,920

Vey (427) may also be a first name.

Vey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Celtic) a contraction of MacVey, q.v. (French-Latin) belonging to Le Vey (Calvados, Norm.); or Dweller at The Ford [Dialectal French vey, vay (French gué), Latin vad-um, a ford] Calvados has also ‘Le pont du Vay’.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Mac an Bheatha A numerous name in east Ulster where it has to some extent been changed to MacEvoy. IF 136; MIF 235; Map Arm

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Vey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻓﻲ, Marathi: वेय, Russian: Вэй) occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Vey.

How Common Is The Last Name Vey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Vey is the 93,291st most widespread surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 1,424,462 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 65 percent of Vey live; 57 percent live in Western Europe and 34 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 415,584th most prevalent given name globally, held by 427 people.

The surname is most frequently held in France, where it is carried by 1,720 people, or 1 in 38,618. In France Vey is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 64 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent reside. Aside from France this last name exists in 56 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 23 percent reside and The United States, where 15 percent reside.

Vey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Vey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vey surname expanded 943 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 28 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Catholic (40%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Vey surname are 3.76% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50.53% being registered with the party.

The amount Vey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.89% more than the national average, earning R 303,924 per year; in United States they earn 15.82% more than the national average, earning $49,974 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.46% less than the national average, earning $45,979 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veys863,287/
Veyt86925/
Veya86741/
Veyi86358/
Veye86230/
Veyu86145/
Veyd8659/
Veyo8629/
Hvey8623/
Veøy8610/
Veyh866/
Veiy862/
Veyz862/
Vuey862/
Veyp862/
Vhey862/
Veyy861/
Vfey861/
Veuy861/
Veyj861/
Vejy861/
Vy8025,713/
Ve8012,198/
Vahey751,468/
Veyet75329/
Veyis75264/
Vejiy75145/
Veyts75139/
Veydt75119/
Veyeh75111/
Veiyo7555/
Vheya7527/
Veyie7524/
Veyhe7518/
Veyuh7518/
Veyyi7514/
Veyss7511/
Veyat758/
Veysh757/
Veyas756/
Veyaa755/
Veyed755/
Vieya754/
Vejyo753/
Veyst752/
Vueya752/
Veyah752/
Veyee752/
Veyoh752/
Veyou752/
Voeya751/
Veyad751/
Veyds751/
Veyid751/
Veyes751/
Vieyi751/
Vehya751/
Veyii751/
Veyut751/
Vweyh751/
Vweya751/
Vehys751/
Veyot750/
Veyht750/
Bey6783,348/
Vue6738,665/
Vet6723,435/
Fey6715,306/
Ved679,434/
Vea676,145/
Wey676,103/
Veh675,770/
Vay675,346/
Vie675,163/
Ver673,608/
Vee672,409/
Viy671,967/
Ves671,894/
Vei671,795/
Vez671,122/
Vye671,098/
Vyt671,016/
Voy67982/
Voe67936/
Vae67770/
Veu67403/
Vuy67247/
Vhe67226/
Vej67136/
Vyh6773/
Vys6763/
Vyy6750/
Vyd6746/
Vhy6745/
Vyi6725/
Vejaya6724/
Vje6719/
Hve6717/
Uey6713/
Vep6710/
Veő679/
Vyo679/
Vfe677/
Vge675/
Vwe675/
Vyp675/
Veyatt674/
Hvy673/
Vwy673/
Vaheye672/
Veyeau672/
Vée672/
Veà672/
Veí672/
Veyich671/
Veeydh671/
Vehyee671/
Veß671/
Veá671/
Veâ671/
Veå671/
Veyeeh671/
Vehyeh671/
D'Veya671/
Vfy671/
Veyeth671/
Veeyee671/
Veyett670/
Veyess670/
Voueye670/

Vey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Vey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻓﻲafy-
Vey in the Marathi language
वेयveya-
Vey in the Russian language
Вэйvej-

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