Vraets Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Vraets Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vraets Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands721:234,54430,714
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
England51:11,143,612252,590
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Vraets Last Name Facts

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

Vraets is found in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vraets? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,828,462nd most commonly occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. The surname Vraets occurs predominantly in Europe, where 86 percent of Vraets reside; 81 percent reside in Western Europe and 80 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

It is most commonly used in The Netherlands, where it is held by 72 people, or 1 in 234,544. In The Netherlands Vraets is most prevalent in: Limburg, where 61 percent reside, Gelderland, where 15 percent reside and North Holland, where 10 percent reside. Besides The Netherlands it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside and Belgium, where 10 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vraetz8342/
Braets8312/
Fraets830/
Vrae802/
Frets73258/
Vreds7333/
Vroet732/
Vroes731/
Vraae731/
Vretz731/
Wrets730/
Braetsch7142/
Fretts67227/
Braetz6764/
Braedt6764/
Braess6737/
Fretzs6721/
Vroedt6716/
Wretås679/
Breits675/
Breyts674/
Brayts674/
Brauts672/
Braett671/
Vhroes670/
Freths670/
Breuts670/

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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 Vraets
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