De-Voy Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

De-Voy Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Voy.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

De-Voy 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
Scotland61:892,30328,047
England41:13,929,515290,718

De-Voy Last Name Facts

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

De-Voy is held by more people in Scotland than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

It is the 6,063,924th most frequent surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of De-Voy are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

It is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 892,303. In Scotland it is most numerous in: Orkney, where 83 percent reside and South Lanarkshire, where 17 percent reside. Apart from Scotland it exists in one country. It also occurs in England, where 40 percent reside.

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-Vos8396/
de Voy8346/
De-Voo831/
de Voys7722/
De-Voss771/
De-Boey771/
de Vo7310/
De-Vi731/
de Vooys718/
De-Vuyst713/
de Vos6736,134/
de Voe67178/
de Foy67170/
de Voz67118/
de Vey6755/
de Vyt6716/
De-Foe6713/
De-Vit679/
De-Vez678/
de Boy678/
De-Vie675/
de Vio675/
De-Boe674/
de Vay673/
De-Ver673/
De-Fay672/
De-Vis671/
de-Way671/
de Vho671/
de Vou670/
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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to De-Voy
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