Ay Surname

4,223rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 132,927 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Turkey

Ay Surname User-submission:

Means 'moon' in Turkish.

Ay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey117,0391:66577
Cambodia4,2241:3,666616
Indonesia2,6591:49,7365,581
Mexico2,6511:46,8222,499
Egypt6711:137,01310,788
United States4741:764,68159,530
Saudi Arabia4371:70,60810,708
Pakistan4341:411,6227,677
Vietnam4161:222,7071,006
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
India3691:2,078,76870,458
Nigeria3411:519,48025,666
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Iran2621:293,06320,930
Thailand2261:312,55953,834
Germany2021:398,54236,874
Sweden1651:59,6774,579
France1441:461,26965,815
Algeria1421:272,05327,945
England1361:409,69228,019
Malaysia1321:223,44112,908
Belgium1281:89,81813,955
Jordan1061:83,4196,501
Netherlands1011:167,20024,400
Singapore731:75,4483,146
Canada581:635,26952,014
Turkmenistan561:98,0201,979
Northern Cyprus491:6,5101,433
Austria401:212,88626,249
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Hungary391:251,69920,039
Taiwan381:616,9674,529
Hong Kong371:198,2562,987
Australia331:818,05251,601
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Denmark221:256,57819,736
Bulgaria211:332,32916,416
Norway171:302,48730,120
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Finland151:366,44725,366
New Zealand131:348,33327,379
China101:136,732,1577,199
Libya91:693,7751,982
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
Czechia81:1,329,18491,312
Kosovo81:232,7347,787
Tunisia81:76,32812,820
Italy71:8,736,670118,213
Iceland61:63,3484,218
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Guyana51:152,4449,017
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Romania51:4,015,57458,306
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

The alternate forms: Áy (92) are calculated separately.

Ay (26,689) may also be a first name.

Ay Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Means 'moon' in Turkish.

- elitefoxftw

Ay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ay (Arabic: عي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻋﻲ, Hindi: आय, Tibetan: ཨེ་ཝའི་) has its highest incidence in Turkey. It can occur as a variant: Áy. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ay? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,223rd most frequent last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 54,824 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 84 percent of Ay are found; 78 percent are found in West Asia and 77 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. Ay is also the 30,464th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 26,689 people.

The last name Ay is most frequently occurring in Turkey, where it is held by 117,039 people, or 1 in 665. In Turkey Ay is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 16 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 5 percent are found and Izmir Province, where 4 percent are found. Besides Turkey Ay is found in 107 countries. It is also found in Cambodia, where 3 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Ay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Ay has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 3,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Ay surname is primarily Orthodox (71%) in Russia and Christian (81%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Ay surname are 15.45% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.22% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Ay earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 34.24% less than the national average, earning 227,592 kr per year; in United States they earn 1.14% less than the national average, earning $42,657 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $47,601 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Áy8392/
Aye80936,658/
Hay80130,160/
Ayo8094,329/
Gay8088,569/
Aya8050,440/
Ayu8045,498/
Ayi8022,534/
Ays801,496/
Ajy801,231/
Ayd80769/
Ayt80757/
Aay80474/
Aiy80290/
Ayh80176/
Ahy80156/
Ayy80156/
Ayz8046/
Ayp8038/
Auy8034/
Ayé8031/
Ayj808/
Ayà802/
Ayè802/
Ayó802/
Aïy801/
Ayò801/
A67309,237/
Gaye67197,727/
Jaya67197,456/
Ayad67157,848/
Ayaz67143,621/
Ayed6780,126/
Hays6754,281/
Y6739,814/
Ayoo6731,933/
Haya6730,189/
Gaya6729,988/
Ayat6719,455/
Ayeh6717,262/
Ayas6716,155/
Haye6714,532/
Ayaa6714,196/
Gayo6712,517/
Hayo6711,279/
Ayah677,359/
Ayot674,321/
Ayet674,232/
Hayu673,893/
Ayop673,861/
Hayd673,549/
Ayez673,447/
Gayi673,424/
Ayap673,016/
Hayi672,901/
Ayes672,448/
Ayii672,347/
Ayee671,909/
Ayih671,787/
Ayup671,711/
Ahya671,640/
Ayos671,611/
Ayou671,435/
Aiyo671,264/
Ayoh671,127/
Ayus671,115/
Hayy671,083/
Ahey671,011/
Aydt67870/
Ayağ67862/
Ayau67818/
Hajy67812/
Ayip67694/
Aaye67616/
Wany67607/
Gayu67555/
Ayuz67481/
Ayis67431/
Hayt67422/
Ahyi67411/
Ayep67376/
Ayut67370/
Ayiz67368/
Ayie67364/
Ayuo67300/
Ayyi67265/
Ayud67260/
Ayod67246/
Ahye67240/
Aych67234/
Ahay67223/
Hauy67209/
Aayi67208/
Ayit67207/
Auya67205/
Auyo67189/
Ayio67187/
Ayuh67183/
Haiy67172/
Ayuu67162/
Haay67140/
Ahyo67110/
Aaya67104/
Oaya67100/
Ayid6795/
Ayyp6779/
Ayoz6778/
Aysh6767/
Gayá6745/
Ayha6735/
Ajyi6735/
Ayhu6732/
Ayyo6730/
Gayà6722/
Auye6721/
Gayh6721/
Hahy6721/
Ayaç6720/
Gaiy6719/
Ahyu6718/
Gaay6715/
Hayh6715/
Hayz6713/
Aayd6711/
Ajyo679/
Ayho679/
Gajy676/
Ayhe676/
Ayhz676/
Ajiy675/
Ayij675/
Ahyd675/
Aytd675/
Ayss675/
Ayús675/
Ayyz675/
Ağya675/
Aïya674/
Ahiy673/
Ahyh673/
Aiyp673/
Auyz673/
Aayz672/
Aiys672/
Aytt672/
Ayhi672/
Gayè672/
Hayé672/
Hayp672/
Ahhy672/
Auiy672/
Ayys672/
Ayhd672/
Ayyt672/
Ayyy672/
Aiiy672/
Ayts671/
Ayjs671/
Ayiy671/
Aypp671/
Uany671/
Ḅaya671/
Gayy671/
Gayô671/
Gayú671/
Aihy671/
Aayy671/
Aaiy671/
D'Ay671/
Ay'a671/
Aïye671/
Ayés671/
Ayïa671/
Ayux671/
Aydh671/
Aajy671/
Aayp671/
Aahy671/
Ahyt671/
Aiyd671/
Ayzt671/
Ayzz671/
Ayèh671/
Ayjh671/
Aytp671/
Aydd671/
Ayds671/
Auyd671/
Auyh671/
Auys671/
Hhay671/
Auhy670/

Ay Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ay in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻋﻲy-
Ay in the Tibetan language
ཨེ་ཝའི་éwé-
Ay in the Hindi language
आयaya61.14
अज़यazaya32
अयaya5.71
अय््ay0.57
अय्ay0.57
Ay in the Arabic language
عيy-

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