Vreij Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

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

Vreij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vreij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Vreij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Vreij is borne by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vreij? popularity and diffusion

Vreij is the 4,034,050th most frequently used last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 83 percent of Vreij live; 83 percent live in Southern Africa and 83 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

Vreij is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa Vreij is most common in: Western Cape, where 45 percent live, Eastern Cape, where 40 percent live and Gauteng, where 10 percent live. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Netherlands, where 13 percent live and Brazil, where 4 percent live.

Vreij Last Name Statistics demography

Vreij earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In South Africa they earn 71.17% more than the national average, earning R 406,776 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Vreijs918/
Vrij891,018/
Vrej8911/
Vrei892/
Breij80378/
Vreja80209/
Vrijs80206/
Vrije8059/
Vrijh8016/
Vreić803/
Vrija803/
Vrrij801/
Vroij801/
Vreid801/
Vreia801/
Vreis801/
Vreji801/
Vrijo801/
Vri751,480/
Vre7553/
Vrj757/
Breijs7347/
Våreid7310/
Vrijya733/
Vrejic732/
Breije731/
Vrijiy731/
Vrijia731/
Vreitt731/
Vreiha731/
Brij671,818/
Brei671,363/
Vrey671,346/
Vree67853/
Brej67317/
Vreš67213/
Vriz67178/
Vraj67172/
Øvre67167/
Vrit67160/
Vres67113/
Vrai6771/
Vrijesh6770/
Vrie6734/
Vret6734/
Vris6733/
Vred6714/
Vrih6713/
Vroe6711/
Vrid678/
Vrez676/
Vrea676/
Vrix674/
Vreh674/
Vrae672/
Vrzi672/
Vhre671/
Vrgi671/
Vrer671/
Vreÿ671/
Vhrj671/
Vroi671/
Vroj671/
Vrri671/
Vrue671/
Vrui671/
Vruj671/
Vryj671/
Vrhe671/
Vrjd671/
Vrje671/
Vrjs671/
Vrjz671/
Wrei671/
Vrye671/
Vrre671/
V'Reiha671/
Vrijish671/

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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 Vreij
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