Chy Surname

7,075th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80,240 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Bangladesh

Chy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bangladesh71,3741:2,233216
India4,3321:177,07010,864
Cambodia2,7961:5,539753
Philippines3851:262,95638,784
United States2521:1,438,32998,774
United Arab Emirates2491:36,7963,882
Vietnam1981:467,9091,410
England811:687,87739,238
Indonesia681:1,944,841122,869
Australia531:509,35338,491
Nigeria481:3,690,474107,175
Mauritania481:85,3105,518
Qatar411:57,5125,907
Ivory Coast381:607,13817,958
Canada331:1,116,53381,834
Ukraine311:1,468,474118,175
China311:44,107,1472,374
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Thailand211:3,363,731310,277
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Peru131:2,444,93327,186
France101:6,642,272293,169
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
Taiwan81:2,930,59317,989
Greenland71:8,054710
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Macau41:150,408604
Mexico41:31,031,55163,627
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Guam11:160,1214,893
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

Chy (3,256) may also be a first name.

Chy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Chy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﻲ) is held by more people in Bangladesh than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chy is the 7,075th most frequently used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 90,822 people. The surname Chy is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Chy live; 94 percent live in South Asia and 89 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Chy is also the 125,541st most frequent given name at a global level, borne by 3,256 people.

The last name Chy is most common in Bangladesh, where it is borne by 71,374 people, or 1 in 2,233. Without taking into account Bangladesh this surname is found in 64 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and Cambodia, where 3 percent live.

Chy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Chy surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 71.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Chy earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 43.67% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,919 per year; in United States they earn 1.82% more than the national average, earning $43,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.28% less than the national average, earning $45,568 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Choy8663,580/
Chay8662,567/
Chey8618,453/
Chuy865,285/
Chyt861,230/
Chyp86613/
Chyi86455/
Chyo86419/
Schy86296/
Chiy86246/
Chys86193/
Chyz86165/
Chyy86132/
Chyh8639/
Chhy8625/
Chyś8624/
Hchy863/
Tchy863/
Chsy862/
Chyć861/
Zchy861/
Czhy861/
Dchy861/
Cuhy860/
Cehy860/
Hy8010,472/
Cy80357/
Chaya7511,524/
Chhay758,837/
Chaiy754,785/
Schey751,560/
Chhuy751,377/
Schuy75763/
Schay75268/
Schoy75230/
Chych75145/
Cheyz75138/
Chhoy75132/
Tchey75125/
Csehy75104/
Chouy7596/
Tchuy7596/
Chays7593/
Chaay7592/
Tchay7571/
Cheys7570/
Chayt7555/
Tchoy7543/
Chytt7537/
Cheey7523/
Cahey7519/
Chuys7518/
Chooy7517/
Chysh7517/
Cheyt7517/
Chahy7516/
Chauy7512/
Chuoy7511/
Chysz7511/
Chhey759/
Chiey758/
Chuhy757/
Choyt757/
Cuhyi756/
Choys755/
Chycz755/
Chioy755/
Chayd755/
Choiy754/
Chyts753/
Chayz753/
Schiy752/
Schyo752/
Chsey752/
Chuiy752/
Shchy752/
Schys752/
Chyss752/
Choyd751/
Cshey751/
Dchoy751/
Schyh751/
Schyp751/
Chyph751/
Cheyd751/
Chgay751/
Choyz751/
Chayh751/
Chohy751/
Cohiy751/
Xchey751/
Chuuy751/
Chsoy750/
Coohy750/
Chi671,098,244/
Cha67936,167/
Che67827,744/
Huy67169,619/
Hay67130,160/
Coy6749,623/
Hoy6732,219/
Cay6720,114/
Hey6715,392/
Cuy676,380/
Ceh674,875/
Shy673,300/
Chhaya673,144/
Hyd672,196/
Hys671,520/
Chaaya67971/
Chj67833/
Ché67808/
Cih67709/
Høy67701/
Tchaya67682/
Chahyd67626/
Khy67555/
Hyz67449/
Scheys67389/
Schuyt67350/
Hyt67205/
Hyy67199/
Hyi67197/
Schaay67158/
Chouhy67130/
Cey67125/
Scheyd67112/
Háy67104/
Ciy67102/
Scy6776/
Hyp6775/
Hsy6772/
Shchyt6763/
Chá6759/
Schyth6751/
Chhuoy6743/
Schaya6741/
Ccy6739/
Cheehy6735/
Chhouy6730/
Csy6730/
Tschuy6724/
Chahay6722/
Tchehy6722/
Schoys6721/
Hzy6719/
Chahey6719/
Chehys6718/
Cyh6716/
Hiy6715/
Tschey6715/
Hyh6714/
Zhy6711/
Hxy6710/
Xhy6710/
Chhoey679/
Chhauy678/
Chí678/
Shchyp678/
Cjh677/
Shchey677/
Hhy677/
D'Choy676/
Schypp676/
Tcy676/
Czy676/
Schydt675/
Schyts675/
Hjy675/
Cêh674/
Chioyi674/
Zcy674/
Chehyi674/
Dcy673/
Hyß673/
Chaych673/
Hcy673/
Xcy673/
Choych672/
Chohiy672/
Cheych672/
Chuysh672/
Cehaya671/
Chgaya671/
Chaydz671/
Chaysh671/
Schayz671/
Chchyi671/
Chê671/
Chä671/
Chè671/
Shchiy671/
Shchoy671/
Shchuy671/
Schohy671/
Schuys671/
Schych671/
Chayht671/
Chayje671/
Chahyi671/
Chauyp671/
Chayth671/
Choyst670/
Schioy670/
Schoey670/
Scheey670/

Chy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﻲshy-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chy
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