Vreeswijk Surname

239,622nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,671 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Aruba

Vreeswijk Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vreeswijk Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1,5001:11,2581,562
Suriname701:7,8951,936
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Aruba141:7,3911,045
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
France41:16,605,680368,153
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

Vreeswijk Last Name Facts

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

Vreeswijk occurs most in The Netherlands. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Vreeswijk click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vreeswijk? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 239,622nd most frequently held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 4,361,188 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Vreeswijk live; 91 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Vreeswijk is most frequently used in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1,500 people, or 1 in 11,258. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 37 percent live, North Holland, where 16 percent live and Utrecht, where 14 percent live. Excluding The Netherlands Vreeswijk occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Suriname, where 4 percent live and Switzerland, where 1 percent live.

Vreeswijk Last Name Statistics demography

Vreeswijk earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 42.41% less than the national average, earning R 136,848 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vrieswijk89490/
Wreeswijk891/
Vreeswyk8246/
Frieswijk78241/
Freeswick7881/
Vreswyk754/
Freswick7193/
Vrieswyk7159/
Breswick7126/
Frieswik711/
Breewick711/
Frieswick6761/
Vrevik672/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vreeswijk
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