de Gaye Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

de Gaye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Gaye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia531:509,35338,491
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
England191:2,932,529101,561
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
France41:16,605,680368,153
Mauritius41:323,35410,053
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

de Gaye Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Gaye is more frequently found in Australia than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name de Gaye? popularity and diffusion

The surname de Gaye is the 1,565,797th most frequent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. de Gaye occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 44 percent of de Gaye reside; 40 percent reside in Australasia and 40 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

de Gaye is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 509,353. In Australia it is mostly found in: Western Australia, where 96 percent are found and New South Wales, where 4 percent are found. Outside of Australia this surname is found in 10 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 30 percent are found and England, where 15 percent are found.

de Gaye Last Name Statistics demography

de Gaye earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 117.8% more than the national average, earning R 517,584 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Gayet931/
de Gay9215/
de Gaay8627/
de Haye8612/
de Gaya864/
de Gayo862/
de Ye838/
de Ae834/
de Ay831/
de Hayes8020/
de Goeye808/
de Gea771,329/
de Goy7742/
de Hay7727/
de Ayo7715/
De-Gay7715/
de Goe7713/
de Géa774/
de Goa773/
da Aye772/
de Ayt771/
de Gai771/
de Aya771/
De Ayi771/
de Awe771/
des Hayes7510/
de Goey71587/
de Goei71171/
de Gais7174/
de Haay7155/
de Giey7151/
de Goya7149/
de Goys7140/
de Gaio7138/
de Gouy7135/
de Geia7126/
de Guha7125/
De-Ayes7125/
de Gaia7118/
de Goyo7115/
de Ayos7114/
de Goia7111/
de Haya7111/
de Goue7110/
de Ghey718/
de Hays714/
De Goie712/
de Ayas711/
De Hayy711/
de Guea711/
de Geyt711/
de Ayat711/
de Haie710/
de Goeij671,407/
de Goias6768/
de Ghouy6762/
de Goeje6757/
de Gaaij6748/
de Gaust6712/
De-Hayes6712/
de Goyaz679/
de Goiaz676/
de Au675/
de Gheus675/
de Oa675/
de Goies673/
di Ye673/
de Ea673/
de Ey672/
de Aj672/
de Goeie672/
des Hays672/
de Gault672/
de Gaish671/
de Eu671/
de Ej671/
di Ay671/
de Ai671/
de Hayos671/
de Goyad671/
de Oy671/
de Gooie671/
de Goyos671/
De-Ay671/
de Haije671/
de Guyia671/
de Guuia671/
de Guiia671/
de Gaggi671/

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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 Gaye
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