Deehy Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Deehy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deehy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:1,358,97760,528
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912

Deehy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deehy is found most in England. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Deehy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deehy? popularity and diffusion

Deehy is the 2,580,327th most widely held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Deehy live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 75 percent live in British Isles.

It is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 1,358,977. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 88 percent live, Kent, where 10 percent live and Hertfordshire, where 2 percent live. Beside England this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 18 percent live and Canada, where 5 percent live.

Deehy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Deehy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Deehy surname fell 93 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Deehy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Deehy surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 80% being registered with the party.

Deehy earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 201.93% more than the national average, earning $130,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehey8097/
Dgeeh802/
Deuey802/
Deoey801/
Dieey801/
Dehiyo73194/
Daheeh73179/
Dehayi7390/
Dehoey7355/
Deheye7320/
Deajeh7318/
Deeyeh739/
Deehae737/
Doejey735/
Deheuy734/
Djeueh731/
Dehehi731/
Dehaiy731/
Deheey731/
Dejeuh730/
Deohay730/
Deheyeh67126/
Dyee6755/
Deheyer6753/
Diee6747/
Deue6731/
Deahjay6715/
Deuy6711/
Dgee673/
Deheyes671/
Dehajiy671/
Deejoey671/
Deehiee671/
Deuehie670/

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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 Deehy
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