de Jay Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
Namibia

de Jay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

de Jay 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
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

de Jay (12) may also be a first name.

Display Statistics on:

de Jay Demographics

Average de Jay Salary in
South Africa

R 5,700

Per year
Rank:
197,148 of 197,403
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
4.54891E-7
Rank: 197,166 of 197,403
Percentage of national average salary:
2.4%
Sample size: 2 (2017)

Average Salary in
South Africa

R 237,638

Per year
Per month:
R 19,803
Per week:
R 4,401
Per day:
R 651

View the highest/lowest earning families in South Africa

de Jay Last Name Facts

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

The last name de Jay is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of de Jay click here.

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

The last name is the 4,307,654th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The surname de Jay is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of de Jay are found; 86 percent are found in Southern Africa and 86 percent are found in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most widely held forename world-wide. It is borne by 12 people.

It is most frequent in South Africa, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,186,924. In South Africa it is most common in: Western Cape, where 53 percent are found, Northern Cape, where 35 percent are found and KwaZulu-Natal, where 6 percent are found. Not including South Africa this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 5 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

de Jay Last Name Statistics demography

de Jay earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 97.6% less than the national average, earning R 5,700 per year.

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 Jayo925/
de Jaye923/
de Ja913/
de Juy8333/
de Hay8327/
de Joy8321/
de Jau838/
de Jea838/
de Joa835/
de Cay833/
de Jey832/
de Say831/
de Joya771,800/
de Jaap7758/
de Haay7755/
de Saja7714/
de Haye7712/
de Haya7711/
de Seja778/
de Ceja776/
de Caja775/
de Hays774/
de Saye772/
de Soja771/
de Jash771/
de Jazz771/
de Hoja771/
de Ojha771/
De Hayy771/
de Ejea771/
de Jeha771/
de Sa7399,239/
de Ye738/
de Ea733/
de Ca733/
de Je733/
de Za732/
de Ya732/
de Ej731/
de Ha731/
de Ji731/
de Ia731/
da Ja731/
de Zayas71857/
de Hayes7120/
de Jeova719/
de Hojas713/
des Hays712/
de Zayes711/
de Hayos711/
de Joyos711/
de Djeya711/
de Saihy711/
de Zayaz711/
de Hijas711/
de Gea671,329/
de Saa67612/
de Jeu67601/
de Cea67333/
de Hey67199/
de Haz67161/
de Hoy67100/
de Zea6757/
de Sau6738/
de Sai6734/
de Jiz6727/
de Yoe6725/
de Sea6722/
de Jee6715/
de Jes6713/
de Zia6712/
des Hayes6710/
de Cha6710/
de Coy676/
de Sey674/
da Jha673/
de Has673/
de Joe673/
de Saá673/
de Kha673/
di Joy672/
de Yap672/
de Zai672/
de Céa672/
de Yee672/
de Hai672/
da Jia672/
di Jha671/
de Yah671/
der Sa671/
de Haa671/
de Sáa671/
de Zaá671/
de Yep671/
Des Sa671/
de Hap671/
de Séa671/
de Dje671/
de Jou671/
de Yha671/
de Jet670/
de Huy670/
Show All Similar Surnames

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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 Jay
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis