Cy Surname

790,102nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 357 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Cy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2051:645,11850,622
Nigeria891:1,990,36870,088
India191:40,371,862445,856
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
China31:455,773,85521,925
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
England11:55,718,059489,080
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Cy (115,911) may also be a first name.

Cy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cy occurs most in Indonesia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cy is the 790,102nd most widely held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 20,413,294 people. The last name Cy is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Cy are found; 65 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 58 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 8,895th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, borne by 115,911 people.

Cy is most frequently occurring in Indonesia, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 645,118. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Java, where 83 percent reside, Riau, where 6 percent reside and West Kalimantan, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 12 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 25 percent reside and India, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chy8080,240/
Coy8049,623/
Cay8020,114/
Cuy806,380/
Cey80125/
Ciy80102/
Scy8076/
Ccy8039/
Csy8030/
Cyh8016/
Tcy806/
Czy806/
Zcy804/
Dcy803/
Hcy803/
Xcy803/
Choy6763,580/
Chay6762,567/
Chey6718,453/
Chuy675,285/
Chyt671,230/
Caay671,087/
Chyp67613/
Chyi67455/
Chyo67419/
Schy67296/
Chiy67246/
Chys67193/
Cych67181/
Chyz67165/
Chyy67132/
Csuy67106/
Czuy6789/
Chyh6739/
Cycz6734/
Ceys6734/
Cysz6729/
Ceyp6728/
Chhy6725/
Chyś6724/
Czyź6722/
Ciey6722/
Csay6718/
Cooy6716/
Dcey6711/
Ceyt6710/
Czyp6710/
Ciay677/
Czcy676/
Czyś675/
Hxcy675/
Ceyd674/
Scyp674/
Hchy673/
Tchy673/
Hcoy673/
Cuoy673/
Cyhe672/
Scey672/
Tcoy672/
Cyzs672/
Xciy672/
Csoy672/
Cssy672/
Cyjs672/
Dzcy672/
Chsy672/
Ccyh672/
Scyd671/
Coyh671/
Coyj671/
C'oy671/
Czyt671/
Czyi671/
Chyć671/
Cysh671/
Scys671/
Rzcy671/
Sscy671/
Tcyh671/
Tcyp671/
Tdcy671/
Zjcy671/
Zscy671/
Zchy671/
Zciy671/
Zcys671/
Xcyh671/
Xscy671/
Dxcy671/
Ccey671/
Cayj671/
Ciuy671/
Cyth671/
Cyts671/
Cyzp671/
Cyzz671/
Czhy671/
Cyds671/
Cyhp671/
Cyjz671/
Cziy671/
Czsy671/
Czxy671/
Czyh671/
Dchy671/
Dcyh671/
Dcys671/
Jciy671/
Jcye671/
Hscy671/
Hhcy671/
Hcey671/
Hcyd671/
Hcyh671/
Hzcy671/
Hjcy671/
Cuhy670/
Csey670/
Cehy670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Cy
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