De-Gay Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

De-Gay Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Gay.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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De-Gay Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:3,979,861125,553
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

De-Gay Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name De-Gay Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name De-Gay occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name De-Gay? popularity and diffusion

De-Gay is the 5,057,639th most numerous family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of De-Gay are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

The surname De-Gay is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 3,979,861. In England it is mostly found in: City of Bristol, where 79 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 7 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Outside of England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Russia, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
De-Ay911/
de Gay8315/
De-Gea832/
Des-Ay831/
de Gaye77131/
de Gaay7727/
De-Ayes7725/
de Gaya774/
de Gayo772/
De-Gaia771/
De-Goey771/
De-Gouy771/
De-Goya771/
Da-Ay7321/
de Ga7315/
De-As732/
Da-Ga732/
De-Ha731/
de Ay731/
De-Hayes7112/
de Gayet711/
de Gea671,329/
De-Ath6788/
de Goy6742/
de Hay6727/
de Ayo6715/
de Guy6710/
de Gas679/
De-Ats678/
de Géa674/
de Goa673/
de Ayt671/
de Gai671/
de Gap671/
De Ayi671/
De-Iya671/
Da-Gai671/
Da-Nga671/
de Aya671/
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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 De-Gay
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