Algy Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Algy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Algy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Algy (4,113) may also be a first name.

Algy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Algy is carried by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Algy? popularity and diffusion

Algy is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Algy occurs mostly in Africa, where 63 percent of Algy reside; 38 percent reside in Southern Africa and 38 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 108,489th most widespread first name on earth It is held by 4,113 people.

This surname is most frequently held in South Africa, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 18,059,235. In South Africa Algy is most frequent in: Gauteng, where 100 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 38 percent are found and Kenya, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Algoy89198/
Algay8947/
Algøy8910/
Halgy890/
Algey890/
Galgey80202/
Galgay80171/
Algaya8020/
Alengy805/
Allgey803/
Alhgay801/
Alghay801/
Algeyt801/
Halgay801/
Alga752,201/
Algi751,392/
Alge751,318/
Olgy7515/
Algé754/
Alingay73145/
Alghaya736/
Agligay733/
Alghayt731/
Alingoy731/
Allengy731/
Ealgoyz731/
Algahiy731/
Alger6714,064/
Algie671,641/
Algaa67872/
Algee67597/
Galge67316/
Halge67286/
Algui67205/
Algea67118/
Algis67113/
Algit67107/
Algha6798/
Halgi6797/
Olgay6796/
Algeç6775/
Halga6769/
Algiç6749/
Algiş6739/
Alnge6731/
Algai6725/
Algoi6724/
Alinggay6721/
Alged6720/
Galgi6719/
Aalgi6718/
Algoa6711/
Alget678/
Allga677/
Aulga675/
Aalge674/
Alcga674/
Alghi673/
Olgye673/
Alngi673/
Alges672/
Algeh672/
Ealge672/
Algér672/
Allge672/
Alhga671/
Algih671/
Ealga671/
Algga671/
Algid671/
Algiz671/
Olggy671/
Alghayth671/
Algez671/
Alghaysh671/
Allenguy671/
Allgi671/
Algaj671/
Algjj671/

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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 Algy
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