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

Vreij is found in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Vreij click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vreij? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,034,050th most frequent last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 303,647,746 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 83 percent of Vreij are found; 83 percent are found in Southern Africa and 83 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most numerous in South Africa, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 2,708,885. In South Africa it is primarily found in: Western Cape, where 45 percent are found, Eastern Cape, where 40 percent are found and Gauteng, where 10 percent are found. Other than South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in The Netherlands, where 13 percent are found and Brazil, where 4 percent are found.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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
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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 Vreij
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