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 last name Veye (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻓﻲ, Marathi: वेये, Russian: Вэйе) occurs in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential 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 widely held last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Veye reside; 86 percent reside in Central Africa and 85 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Veye is also the 1,840,253rd most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 32 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Cameroon, where it is borne by 214 people, or 1 in 97,052. In Cameroon it is most common in: Northwest Region, where 71 percent live, Centre Region, where 7 percent live and Littoral Region, where 7 percent live. Not including Cameroon this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.
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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