Veys Surname

136,522nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,287 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Veys Surname User-submission:

It is said Veys comes from the North of Europe, from the Dutch vis (fish) which might come from further North.

Veys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,4971:7,6801,054
Russia9351:154,14217,799
France2891:229,83635,639
Kazakhstan1981:89,30610,223
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Belarus801:118,76317,417
England531:1,051,28451,324
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
Bulgaria171:410,52419,195
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Turkey131:5,986,263116,031
Kyrgyzstan131:459,43535,797
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Transnistria11:474,69917,893
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Veys (247) may also be a first name.

Veys Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It is said Veys comes from the North of Europe, from the Dutch vis (fish) which might come from further North.

- thomasv

Veys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Veys (Russian: Вейс) is found most frequently in Belgium. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Veys? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 136,522nd most frequent last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,217,081 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Veys are found; 55 percent are found in Western Europe and 32 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Veys is also the 567,531st most common given name throughout the world, held by 247 people.

The last name Veys is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 1,497 people, or 1 in 7,680. In Belgium Veys is most common in: Flemish Region, where 68 percent are found, Walloon Region, where 20 percent are found and Brussels Capital Region, where 12 percent are found. Beside Belgium it occurs in 24 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 28 percent are found and France, where 9 percent are found.

Veys Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Veys has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 11,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Veys Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is predominantly Orthodox (85%) in Russia and Orthodox (80%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Veys last name are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Veys earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 19.74% more than the national average, earning $51,668 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.71% less than the national average, earning $45,850 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Veyis89264/
Veyts89139/
Veyss8911/
Veyse8910/
Veysh897/
Veyas896/
Veyst892/
Veyds891/
Veyes891/
Vehys891/
Vey865,116/
Ves861,894/
Vys8663/
Veyseh8031/
Veysse8011/
Veyess800/
Vest7517,723/
Veas759,161/
Vaes755,961/
Vays754,768/
Vess752,938/
Vets751,560/
Veis751,556/
Vesh751,510/
Vese751,434/
Vyse751,394/
Veus751,138/
Veyt75925/
Veya75741/
Beys75665/
Vies75458/
Veyi75358/
Vees75315/
Veye75230/
Weys75225/
Vejs75195/
Veyu75145/
Voys75108/
Vysh7582/
Veyd7559/
Vyst7552/
Voes7547/
Veyo7529/
Vyes7525/
Hvey7523/
Vesp7515/
Vhes7510/
Veøy7510/
Veds756/
Veyh756/
Vues755/
Vesr755/
Vehs754/
Vesc754/
Vyss754/
Vuys753/
Vesj753/
Vyos752/
Veiy752/
Veyz752/
Vuey752/
Vyts752/
Veyp752/
Vhey752/
Vges752/
Veyy751/
Hves751/
Vhys751/
Veuy751/
Veyj751/
Veyx751/
Vejy751/
Vysc751/
Vysd751/
Vysj751/
Veysova73287/
Vy6725,713/
Ve6712,198/
Vayts672,893/
Vayas671,614/
Vahey671,468/
Vesce67869/
Veisz67769/
Vooys67682/
Veiss67654/
Veyisova67580/
Vayis67576/
Veits67535/
Vesse67435/
Veyet67329/
Vezse67304/
Vejas67252/
Beyes67212/
Veľas67211/
Vehse67208/
Vetås67190/
Veise67190/
Viyas67173/
Beyst67167/
Beyos67162/
Beyse67160/
Beyts67155/
Vejiy67145/
Vahys67141/
Beyas67139/
Veydt67119/
Veyeh67111/
Vuyst6785/
Voyse6784/
Beyss6779/
Vayse6778/
Viehs6774/
Véges6767/
Voyts6757/
Vaies6757/
Vayss6756/
Vuets6755/
Veiyo6755/
Veats6750/
Voyes6747/
Beyus6745/
Viess6745/
Beyhs6745/
Veshe6742/
Vaess6742/
Viies6739/
Veshh6739/
Vesch6736/
Weyse6736/
Weyss6730/
Vheya6727/
Vayes6727/
Vesze6726/
Vayos6725/
Veyie6724/
Waeys6724/
Beuys6722/
Vuyts6722/
Vetts6721/
Vijes6718/
Veyhe6718/
Veyuh6718/
Veese6717/
Vajes6717/
Viesz6717/
Veies6716/
Vejes6715/
Vestå6715/
Veyyi6714/
Voies6714/
Veijs6714/
Vejsz6711/
Vetse6711/
Vedts6710/
Veyat678/
Voyas678/
Vehst678/
Beysh677/
Vetsh676/
Weyis676/
Veist676/
Voyis675/
Hvest675/
Vowes675/
Veyaa675/
Veyed675/
Veash675/
Vaesh674/
Vhies674/
Weyes674/
Vieya674/
Vedsø674/
Vease673/
Weyas673/
Vuyas673/
Veshp673/
Vyess673/
Veias673/
Vejyo673/
Ueyts672/
Veish672/
Vawes672/
Vhays672/
Vueya672/
Beyys672/
Hueys672/
Vuest672/
Veyah672/
Vaysh672/
Veast672/
Veuse672/
Veyee672/
Vejis672/
Vøyås672/
Veuis672/
Veyoh672/
Veyou672/
Veiysova672/
Voeya671/
Hvies671/
Beyis671/
Voues671/
Viyes671/
Vesph671/
Vesst671/
Veyad671/
Veyesova671/
Veyid671/
Vgesh671/
Viesh671/
Vayus671/
Veesh671/
Vayys671/
Veess671/
Vieyi671/
Vehya671/
Veĺas671/
Vhest671/
Veyii671/
Veyut671/
Ueyas671/
Weiys671/
Vejss671/
Veesr671/
Vessø671/
Vweyh671/
Vweya671/
Veyej671/
Veasd671/
Veihs671/
Veios671/
Veyot670/
Veets670/
Veahs670/
Veyht670/
Voyds670/

Veys Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Veys in the Russian language
Вейсvejs-

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