Vreys Surname

311,581st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,208 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Vreys Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vreys Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium1,1031:10,4231,496
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
Argentina381:1,124,82767,975
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
France11:66,422,722504,397
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

Vreys Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vreys occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vreys? popularity and diffusion

Vreys is the 311,581st most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 6,032,737 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 96 percent of Vreys reside; 96 percent reside in Western Europe and 93 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The surname Vreys is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is borne by 1,103 people, or 1 in 10,423. In Belgium Vreys is most common in: Flemish Region, where 97 percent reside, Walloon Region, where 2 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Belgium this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 4 percent reside and Argentina, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vreyes911/
Vrey891,346/
Vres89113/
Vrys894/
Vries8014,831/
Freys80256/
Vrees80120/
Vress80110/
Vresh8068/
Vreye8044/
Vreds8033/
Breys8018/
Vrese804/
Vreus801/
Vreis801/
Vrues801/
Vryes801/
Vresr801/
Vroes801/
Vrets800/
Vry75845/
Vre7553/
Freysz73363/
Freyss73267/
Øvreås7378/
Freyse7339/
Vrehas7336/
Freyes7327/
Breysh7321/
Vreese7319/
Vresch7312/
Freyas7310/
Vreijs738/
Freyts735/
Breyts734/
Breyas733/
Vresse733/
Vrgees733/
Breyes732/
Breyse732/
Freysh731/
Vrzeas731/
Freyus731/
Vriesh731/
Vrries730/
Vhroes730/
Phreys730/
Brey678,287/
Bres675,551/
Breysse672,535/
Brys672,512/
Frys671,105/
Vray671,018/
Vree67853/
Fres67573/
Vreš67213/
Wrey67176/
Øvre67167/
Vreshch67163/
Vrijesh6770/
Vryshch6760/
Wres6751/
Vrajesh6747/
Vret6734/
Vrie6734/
Vris6733/
Vriheas6717/
Vred6714/
Vroe6711/
Vrej6711/
Vrea676/
Vras676/
Vrez676/
Vrzhesh674/
Vreh674/
Vrés672/
Vrei672/
Freysse672/
Vrae672/
Vroy671/
Vhre671/
Vrue671/
Vrer671/
Vrje671/
Vrjs671/
Vryz671/
Vryp671/
Vryj671/
Vryd671/
Vryc671/
Vreyouh671/
Vrëy671/
Vreÿ671/
Vřes671/
Vrye671/
Vrre671/
Vrzy671/
Vrigges671/
Vrhe671/

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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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  • 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 Vreys
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