de Hey Surname

1,189,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 199 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

de Hey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

de Hey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands1631:103,60216,760
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

de Hey Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Hey is found most in The Netherlands. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of de Hey.

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

The last name is the 1,189,614th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 36,620,834 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of de Hey are found; 83 percent are found in Western Europe and 83 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

This last name is most commonly occurring in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 103,602. In The Netherlands it is most prevalent in: South Holland, where 44 percent reside, Friesland, where 12 percent reside and Limburg, where 12 percent reside. Other than The Netherlands it is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 9 percent reside and Australia, where 8 percent reside.

de Hey Last Name Statistics demography

de Hey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Hoey9212/
de Chey922/
de He912/
de Ey912/
de Hoy83100/
de Hoe8365/
de Hay8327/
de Hei8321/
de Hue8319/
de Hes8310/
de Heu839/
de Her838/
de Che832/
de Jey832/
de Eyo831/
da Hey831/
de Huy830/
de Y8072/
de E805/
de Heyaud805/
de Heer774,899/
de Heus771,893/
de Heij771,136/
de Hoyo7777/
de Haay7755/
de Hees7721/
de Hoje7717/
de Haye7712/
de Haya7711/
de Chez777/
de Hess777/
de Chuy774/
de Hays774/
de Hoya772/
de Huya772/
de Heas771/
de Chie771/
de Choy771/
de Heid771/
De Hayy771/
de Huys771/
de Chyo771/
de Howe771/
de Haie770/
de Heyeaud756/
de Ye738/
de Ed735/
de Ae734/
de Yi733/
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de Je733/
de Ge732/
de Er732/
di He731/
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de Eu731/
de Es731/
de Oy731/
de Ah731/
de Ay731/
da He731/
da Hy731/
de Hoyos7111,005/
de Hayes7120/
de Hoyas715/
de Howes712/
des Hays712/
de Hayos711/
de Heath711/
de Chess711/
de Haije711/
de Chieh711/
de Chiyo711/
de Gea671,329/
de Jeu67601/
de Haz67161/
de Ath67146/
de Oya6754/
de Goy6742/
de Heusch6737/
de Juy6733/
de Joy6721/
de Jay6721/
de Gay6715/
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de Ayo6715/
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de Chi6713/
de Goe6713/
des Hayes6710/
de Cha6710/
de Jea678/
de Has673/
de Kha673/
de Ash673/
des Haies672/
de Esp672/
de Hai672/
da Her672/
de Oyá671/
de Awe671/
de Ayt671/
der Heidt671/
de Haa671/
de Ooy671/
de Oyo671/
De Ayi671/
de Hap671/
de Eua671/
de Aya671/
de Ett670/
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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 Hey
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