von Ey Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

von Ey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

von Ey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

von Ey Last Name Facts

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

The surname von Ey is more frequently found in South Africa than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name von Ey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,587,209th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name von Ey is mostly found in Africa, where 67 percent of von Ey live; 67 percent live in Southern Africa and 67 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This last name is most widespread in South Africa, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 6,772,213. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 50 percent reside and Western Cape, where 50 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 17 percent reside and Malaysia, where 8 percent reside.

von Ey Last Name Statistics demography

von Ey earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 824.67% more than the national average, earning R 2,197,360 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
von Eye9270/
von Eyss864/
von Oy8319/
von Es833/
von Ee831/
van Eys77113/
von Ehr7731/
von Ess7723/
von Esh7716/
von Epp7710/
von Awe772/
von Aue771/
van Eye770/
van Y739/
van E731/
van Hoey71809/
von Esch7145/
von Hess7119/
von Eije7111/
van Heys719/
von Eich714/
von Hedt712/
von Hays711/
von Hetz711/
von Hawe711/
von Echt711/
von Hayd710/
van Heyd710/
van Es674,988/
von Ah671,024/
van Ee67895/
van Heyst67286/
von Au6713/
van Eß677/
von Ha676/
van He676/
von Heuss672/
von Hecht671/
von Hagge671/
van Ye671/
van Er671/
von Ai671/
von D'Ahe671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 von Ey
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