Veye Surname
Approximately 230 people bear this surname
Veye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 214 | 1:97,052 | 11,537 |
| France | 14 | 1:4,744,480 | 251,814 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Veye (32) may also be a first name.
Veye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Veye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Veye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻲ, Marathi: वेये, Russian: Вэйе) is found most frequently in Cameroon. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Veye? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,076,574th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname Veye is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Veye are found; 86 percent are found in Central Africa and 85 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Veye is also the 1,840,253rd most commonly held first name at a global level It is held by 32 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Cameroon, where it is held by 214 people, or 1 in 97,052. In Cameroon it is primarily found in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent reside, Centre Region, where 7 percent reside and Littoral Region, where 7 percent reside. Not including Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent reside and Belgium, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Veye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Veye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﻓﻲ | fy | - |
| Veye in the Marathi language | ||
| वेये | veye | - |
| Veye in the Russian language | ||
| Вэйе | veje | - |
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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 Veye
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