Dehy Surname

772,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 368 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Dehy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dehy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Ivory Coast511:452,37714,862
France301:2,214,091176,965
Benin251:413,42429,829
United States101:36,245,893832,629
India61:127,844,230863,365
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
England11:55,718,059489,080
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Dehy (34) may also be a first name.

Dehy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dehy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺤﻲ) occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 772,238th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 84 percent of Dehy reside; 65 percent reside in North Africa and 65 percent reside in Mahgreb. Dehy is also the 1,775,424th most numerous forename worldwide It is held by 34 people.

The surname is most widely held in Morocco, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Excluding Morocco it occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.

Dehy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dehy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dehy last name contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dehy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Dehy surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehay891,641/
Dehuy89190/
Dehoy89187/
Dehey8997/
Diehy8935/
Deahy890/
Dehays80747/
Dehoey8055/
Dehoys8011/
Deehay805/
Dehoyt802/
Dehayj802/
Dohehy801/
Deheyd801/
Deahey801/
Deheey801/
Diehiy801/
Deehey800/
Deheoy800/
Dehi755,402/
Dehe753,477/
Doey75703/
Dyeh75501/
Djeh75371/
Deuh75359/
Deay75275/
Djey7544/
Diey7539/
Daey7537/
Deeh7533/
Dehé7531/
Deiy7520/
Deoy7518/
Deey7517/
Dihy7517/
Dyey754/
Dhye753/
Dehè752/
Djhy752/
Dehj751/
Dgeh751/
Dhjy751/
Deihjay731/
Dihay676,067/
Dohey673,185/
Diehi672,296/
Diehr671,210/
Dehie67977/
Djeih67172/
Dohuy67130/
Deiye67124/
Deyie6795/
Diehe6793/
Dehai6788/
Diesh6786/
Djesh6775/
Dijey6774/
Dyhyd6765/
Djohy6764/
Diehs6749/
Dehui6748/
Dhiyo6745/
Daeih6744/
Dahoy6734/
Dhoey6734/
Dehgi6733/
Dehić6732/
Diahy6730/
Daeeh6728/
Deeyo6726/
Dehih6724/
Dejhi6723/
Djieh6721/
Dhyaa6719/
Dehaj6718/
Dihyi6715/
Dihey6713/
Diech6712/
Doeih6712/
Deuyi6712/
Djhoy6710/
Dieih6710/
Deayo6710/
Doheh6710/
Deheu679/
Djeïh679/
Dhehi678/
Dohoy678/
Dehée678/
Dhiyi677/
Djeyh677/
Deeay677/
Dieph676/
Dyieh676/
Dyedh676/
Djahy676/
Deyja675/
Dejha675/
Djeuh674/
Dehei674/
Dohay674/
Djeph674/
Diaey674/
Deyye673/
Dhehe673/
Dhyay673/
Deyji673/
Dehaa673/
Deuye673/
Hdeeh673/
Dhyey672/
Djiey672/
Diiey672/
Diehz672/
Dhyer672/
Dehès672/
Deuhe672/
Deuih672/
Duiey671/
Dihiy671/
Dieey671/
Dhaey671/
Dheay671/
Daehi671/
Deoey671/
Dehéh671/
De'ih671/
Dieht671/
Deeih671/
Doehe671/
Doehi671/
Dgehe671/
Dhyuj671/
Dejjy671/
Dehhi671/
Dyuhy671/
Dyhoy671/
Djehr671/
Doeay671/
Deaiy671/
Dieys671/
Dihoy671/
Hdehe671/
Deaoy670/
Deays670/
Dyehe670/
Deooy670/

Dehy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dehy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻳﺤﻲdyhy50
ﺩﻳﻬﻲdyhy25
ﺩﺣﻲdhy25

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dehy
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