de Hay Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Hay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Hay 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
Netherlands131:1,299,01473,030
United States121:30,204,911765,334
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

de Hay Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Hay occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

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

It is the 3,798,600th most commonly used surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of de Hay live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 13 people, or 1 in 1,299,014. In The Netherlands it is primarily found in: South Holland, where 85 percent reside, Gelderland, where 8 percent reside and North Brabant, where 8 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 44 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

de Hay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of de Hay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the de Hay surname grew 120 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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
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de Hays924/
De Hayy921/
de Ha911/
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de Hayes8620/
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de Hey83199/
de Haz83161/
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de Jay8321/
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de Cha8310/
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De Ayi831/
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de A80183/
de Y8072/
des Hayes8010/
de Haas7711,701/
de Gaye77131/
de Hoyo7777/
de Haut7776/
de Haij7755/
de Gaay7727/
de Hass7714/
de Ayos7714/
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de Chuy774/
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de Chyo771/
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de Hast770/
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de Ga7315/
de Ap7311/
de Ye738/
de As737/
de Au735/
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de Ae734/
de Ja733/
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da Ha732/
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de Ey732/
di Ay731/
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de Ah731/
De-Ay731/
De-Ha731/
de Ai731/
da Hy731/
de Hoyos7111,005/
de Haast71210/
de Haaij7180/
de Chaud7138/
De-Hayes7112/
de Hoyas715/
de Hojas713/
de Chach711/
de Hatch711/
de Heath711/
de Chaux711/
de Haaas711/
de Haije711/
de Chiyo711/
de Gea671,329/
de Ath67146/
de Hoe6765/
de Oya6754/
de Goy6742/
de Juy6733/
de Hei6721/
de Joy6721/
de Hue6719/
de Ass6717/
da Cha6717/
De-Gay6715/
de Hui6715/
de Chi6713/
de Hes6710/
de Heu679/
da Ayo678/
de Her678/
de Jau678/
de Jea678/
da Aya675/
de Heyaud675/
di Cha674/
da Jha673/
de Ash673/
des Haies672/
da Aye672/
da Hai672/
de Ais672/
de Aja672/
de Chauss672/
de Che672/
de Jey672/
de Oyá671/
di Jha671/
de Aut671/
de Aat671/
de Awe671/
de Eyo671/
de Gai671/
de Ooy671/
de Oyo671/
Des-Ay671/
de Aap671/
de Eua671/
da Hey671/
da Hoa671/
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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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  • 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 Hay
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