Debby Surname

663,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 452 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Debby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Debby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia4141:319,44228,056
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
China61:227,886,92811,701
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Debby (72,371) may also be a first name.

Debby Last Name Facts

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

Debby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺑﻲ) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Debby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 663,740th most widespread surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 16,122,889 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of Debby live; 93 percent live in Southeast Asia and 92 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Debby is also the 13,501st most prevalent first name world-wide It is held by 72,371 people.

Debby is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 414 people, or 1 in 319,442. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 20 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 17 percent reside and East Java, where 13 percent reside. Apart from Indonesia Debby occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and Sweden, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Debboy9116/
Debbey915/
Debbay914/
Debba803,162/
Debbi801,588/
Dobby80777/
Dabby80331/
Debbe80275/
Dewby807/
Dibby803/
Debbie733,258/
Dabbay73892/
Debbih73761/
Debbaj73349/
Dabbey73163/
Debbes7358/
Debber7347/
Debbis7340/
Dobbey7329/
Diebba737/
Debbio736/
Debbee732/
Debbet732/
Devbyi731/
Diebbe731/
Debbeu731/
Dhebbe731/
Deebbe731/
Dobbay731/
Dabboy731/
Debbaa731/
Debuey730/
Doebbe730/
Dewbey730/
Debuoy730/
Dempby730/
Debbech6733/
Deebboa6727/
Dewboys6719/
Debbich6714/
Debbaha674/
Debbets671/
Deebebe671/
Debbett671/
Debwaay671/
Debbahj671/
Debbitt670/
Debbois670/
Debbish670/

Debby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Debby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺑﻲdby-

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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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  • 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 Debby
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