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

Dehy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻳﺤﻲ) is found most in Morocco. It may appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dehy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 772,238th most numerous surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 19,803,114 people. The surname Dehy occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Dehy live; 65 percent live in North Africa and 65 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used given name world-wide, held by 34 people.

Dehy is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Excluding Morocco it is found in 11 countries. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 14 percent reside and France, where 8 percent reside.

Dehy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dehy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dehy last name declined 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dehy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Dehy last name is predominantly 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

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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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