Adey Surname

51,125th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,027 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Adey Surname Definition:

=Addy, q.v.

Adey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia5,3121:18,3632,443
England1,6591:33,5854,441
United States6171:587,45447,985
Australia3821:70,6698,360
Canada3701:99,58310,815
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Somalia1961:68,6332,887
Nigeria1851:957,52840,908
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
India1201:6,392,212146,413
Niger931:206,3666,908
Philippines821:1,234,61295,620
Cameroon791:262,90025,427
Indonesia761:1,740,121112,888
South Africa711:763,06652,802
Ivory Coast701:329,58912,041
Wales651:47,6084,483
Pakistan331:5,413,45134,034
Scotland291:184,61410,113
Mauritania291:141,2027,956
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Germany121:6,708,788223,026
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Denmark71:806,38843,211
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Jordan31:2,947,47921,051
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malta11:430,2723,380
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9301:26,2103,597
Wales231:68,1923,286
Guernsey81:4,082713
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Adéy (1) are calculated separately.

Adey (13,358) may also be a first name.

Adey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

=Addy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A "nurse-name" of Adam; "little Adam." Hence Addis or Addy's, Addiscott, Addiscock, and Addison.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Adey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺁﺩﻱ, Marathi: आडे, Tibetan: ཨ་སྒྲོས།) is held by more people in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms: Adéy. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 51,125th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 726,792 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Adey are found; 55 percent are found in East Africa and 53 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Adey is also the 50,329th most widespread first name in the world, held by 13,358 people.

It is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 5,312 people, or 1 in 18,363. Aside from Ethiopia this last name exists in 52 countries. It is also common in England, where 17 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Adey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Adey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Adey last name increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 1,082 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 283 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 967 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Adey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Adey surname are 20.12% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.89% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Adey earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 4.44% less than the national average, earning 330,715 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 29.28% more than the national average, earning R 307,212 per year; in United States they earn 8.29% less than the national average, earning $39,573 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.32% less than the national average, earning $48,034 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adéy921/
Adeyi899,554/
Adeya893,088/
Addey892,860/
Adeye891,318/
Adeyo89674/
Gadey89638/
Hadey89580/
Adiey89241/
Adgey89110/
Adeyj8971/
Audey8941/
Adeyu8913/
Aadey899/
Adhey897/
Eadey896/
Adeys896/
Adeey893/
Aidey892/
Aydey891/
Adeuy891/
Asdey891/
Ahdey891/
Adeyé891/
Adoey890/
Ade86159,870/
Ady8612,629/
Adeeyo803,433/
Adeuyi801,278/
Gaydey80490/
Gaudey80316/
Headey80168/
Gaddey80136/
Adeeye80132/
Hadeye80116/
Hadeya8094/
Haydey8065/
Audeya8031/
Gadeyo8029/
Gadhey8026/
Adheya8022/
Haidey8020/
Gaadey8020/
Gadeya8019/
Adehya8017/
Gadgey8015/
Adeyoe8013/
Adoeye809/
Ahudey809/
Addeye808/
Gaedey807/
Adeyii807/
Adeiyo807/
Adeyee807/
Adheye806/
Hadhey805/
Haddey804/
Adgeye804/
Adeeyi804/
Adieye804/
Adeyih804/
Gaidey803/
Adejiy803/
Aideya803/
Eaddey802/
Haudey802/
Hadiey802/
Haedey802/
Hadeyo802/
Gadeiy801/
Gadeyi801/
Aadeye801/
Adeyeh801/
Ashdey801/
Adehyi801/
Adeyoh801/
Gadeye801/
Adeyie801/
Adddey801/
Addhey801/
Auddey801/
Hadeiy801/
Adeyes801/
Adieyo801/
Adeyah801/
Geadey800/
Gade75113,824/
Odey7548,068/
Addy7535,185/
Aday7531,709/
Hady7524,776/
Adje7521,337/
Adie7519,708/
Hade7512,092/
Ader758,782/
Eade758,739/
Adhe758,328/
Eady757,655/
Aide757,223/
Adde753,904/
Ades753,844/
Aude753,646/
Aade753,640/
Audy753,267/
Adei753,053/
Edey752,821/
Adeh752,530/
Adae752,392/
Adee752,338/
Adoe751,824/
Adea751,500/
Gady751,447/
Adet751,235/
Ahdy751,075/
Adue75992/
Adye75964/
Aidy75911/
Adiy75861/
Adep75787/
Adge75639/
Adoy75551/
Asde75540/
Aded75507/
Adhy75479/
Aede75347/
Asdy75343/
Ahde75310/
Ayde75310/
Aedy75202/
Aïde75172/
Adyo75144/
Idey7592/
Ajde7588/
Adez7570/
Adyp7547/
Aady7546/
Adeu7546/
Adyi7526/
Adys7519/
Adeï7511/
Aîde759/
Adej758/
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Aydy757/
Adée754/
Adyt752/
Aïdy751/
Atdy751/
Atde750/
Oyadeyi73899/
Ayodeyi7327/
Headdey7315/
Oyadeye738/
Adehyah736/
Adejaya736/
Adeyaya736/
Aichdey733/
Gaddeye733/
Gaddeyi733/
Ajideye733/
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Headoey732/
Gaddhey732/
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Ayudeya731/
Gadeeya731/
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Audheya731/
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Aideoye731/
Hayadey731/
Ahadeye731/
Ayideya731/
Hadeyah731/
Gadde6741,931/
Addae6740,584/
Gadge6727,806/
Gaude6724,144/
Gadea6720,076/
Gadhe6719,975/
Audet6717,348/
Adejo6712,116/
Hader6711,911/
Eades6711,294/
Gaddy6711,148/
Hadiy678,452/
Adoyi676,956/
Eadie676,737/
Adoyo676,603/
Ajide676,356/
Hadje675,778/
Adaya675,017/
Adaye674,610/
Gaede674,564/
Adawe674,564/
Eaddy674,181/
Heady673,767/
Adiyo673,748/
Haday673,294/
Odeya673,168/
Auddy673,035/
Adayi672,808/
Adiya672,246/
Gaudy672,153/
Addie672,078/
Addei672,023/
Ayade671,923/
Haddy671,837/
Haude671,714/
Haide671,700/
Adher671,606/
Aider671,571/
Ahade671,544/
Adayo671,468/
Godey671,465/
Ayede671,441/
Hayde671,426/
Ayide671,394/
Aadep671,291/
Hadee671,166/
Haidy671,109/
Aduyi671,069/
Adeji671,064/
Gaide67938/
Gaade67899/
Addeh67842/
Adoue67819/
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Gaday67755/
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Ayode67449/
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Added67311/
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Hidey67266/
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Edeyu6727/
Aeddy6726/
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Adey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Adey in the Tibetan language
ཨ་སྒྲོས།adrö-
Adey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺁﺩﻱady83.33
ﺍﺩﻱady8.33
ﺍﺩﻯady8.33
Adey in the Marathi language
आडेade78.95
आदेade15.79
आडेयadeya5.26

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