Weij Surname

487,899th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 680 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Weij Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Weij Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands6201:27,2374,457
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

Weij Last Name Facts

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

The surname Weij is held by more people in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Weij? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 487,899th most frequently held last name globally, held by around 1 in 10,716,979 people. Weij is primarily found in Europe, where 93 percent of Weij live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 92 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname is most widely held in The Netherlands, where it is held by 620 people, or 1 in 27,237. In The Netherlands Weij is most frequent in: North Holland, where 45 percent reside, South Holland, where 26 percent reside and Gelderland, where 7 percent reside. Outside of The Netherlands Weij occurs in 12 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 4 percent reside and South Africa, where 2 percent reside.

Weij Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Weij earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 255.57% more than the national average, earning R 844,980 per year and in United States they earn 21.89% more than the national average, earning $52,594 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weije8921/
Weijh898/
Hweij892/
Woeij891/
Wei8612,153,338/
Wij86599/
Wej8674/
Weijts80412/
Weijdt8029/
Weijst806/
Weihaj804/
H'Weij801/
Weis7543,949/
Wije754,142/
Wiji753,685/
Weja753,569/
Wija752,025/
Weih751,625/
Weyi75895/
Weiz75612/
Beij75597/
Weje75383/
Wejs75349/
Weix75324/
Weji75256/
Hwei75255/
Waij75166/
Weia75126/
Weie7587/
Wejo7569/
Wiej7555/
Whei7545/
Wejt7538/
Wijo7529/
Weii7526/
Weio7520/
Wesj7516/
Widj7512/
Wejc7510/
Vwei759/
Weiy758/
Weej756/
Wijc754/
Wwei753/
Weaj751/
Hwij751/
Wijh751/
Wejß751/
Veij751/
Wijj751/
Vwij751/
Wedj751/
Weui751/
Wexj751/
Wioj751/
D'Weije731/
H'Weidj731/
Wi6735,792/
Weisz6710,275/
We677,667/
Weihe673,251/
Weihs673,049/
Weich672,942/
Wieja671,117/
Weidt671,008/
Wahei67323/
Weyih67187/
Wijts67176/
Weiah67171/
Wj67159/
Weiyi67121/
Wijdh6799/
Weiha6780/
Weish6780/
Wijhe6776/
Weies6766/
Wejss6755/
Wejih6727/
Weitt6723/
Hweih6721/
Waaij6720/
Weihu6718/
Wijah6717/
Wejit6717/
Veijs6714/
Wehio6713/
Wheja6712/
Wejio6711/
Wijya6710/
Weihi6710/
Wejhe6710/
Wehaj6710/
Weuhi6710/
Weiou6710/
Wijss679/
Wheji677/
Weyis676/
Wejie676/
Wijje675/
Wijeh675/
Wahij674/
Wejeh674/
Wejje674/
Wejås674/
Weejs674/
Weejo674/
Wajij673/
Weiis673/
Wejah673/
Weicz673/
Hweja672/
Weisc672/
Wehia672/
Wijie672/
Weiho672/
Weizs672/
Weiyh672/
Weisß672/
Wieia672/
Whija672/
Hweje671/
Wiyaj671/
Weiee671/
Weiic671/
Wheid671/
Wheis671/
Weirz671/
Weisx671/
Weizt671/
Weiht671/
Wehjo671/
Weieh671/
Wijoh671/
Woije671/
Weias671/
Hweis671/
Wijdt671/
Weiaa671/
Weiys671/
Wejat671/
Wejsz671/
Weiit671/
Weyie671/
Wuiji671/
Wueia671/
Hweit671/
Hwija671/
Wuije671/
Weeja671/
Weejh671/
Weeji671/
Weiat671/
Weyhj671/
Wgehj671/
Woehj671/
Wijih671/
Wijji671/

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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 Weij
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