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Where Does The Last Name Vries Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Vries (Arabic: فريس) occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant: Vríes. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Vries? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 35,615^th most frequent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 491,373 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Vries reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 49 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Vries is also the 542,091^st most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 269 people.

This surname is most numerous in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 5,294 people, or 1 in 3,190. In The Netherlands Vries is mostly found in: North Holland, where 19 percent are found, Friesland, where 15 percent are found and South Holland, where 14 percent are found. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 50 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 24 percent are found and Namibia, where 23 percent are found.

Vries Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Vries has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Vries surname increased 4,125 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Vries Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those bearing the Vries last name are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered with the party.

The amount Vries earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 13.17% more than the national average, earning 391,645 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 37.13% less than the national average, earning R 149,400 per year; in United States they earn 24.44% more than the national average, earning $53,694 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.3% less than the national average, earning $49,039 CAD per year.