Doy Surname

132,747th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,399 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Doy Surname Definition:

From the Flemish, from the French, Doy, from Douy and Douai; a location name.

Doy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8551:65,1677,583
Indonesia4441:297,85926,488
United States2781:1,303,80991,323
Brazil2511:852,88630,751
Philippines2381:425,37153,304
Cambodia2091:74,1012,137
France1521:436,99263,144
Nigeria1371:1,293,01351,317
Peru1091:291,59711,141
Switzerland981:83,8059,470
Canada841:438,63838,170
Turkey801:972,76844,534
India761:10,092,966194,472
Australia651:415,31833,226
Iraq521:673,4939,953
Spain431:1,087,25739,071
New Zealand351:129,38115,740
Taiwan231:1,019,3377,080
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
Malaysia181:1,638,56867,452
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Palestine91:505,42812,843
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Azerbaijan51:1,929,82423,635
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Venezuela41:7,551,01953,668
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
United Arab Emirates31:3,054,09190,853
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:94,8469,727
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States581:865,83952,959

Doy (2,154) may also be a first name.

Doy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Flemish, from the French, Doy, from Douy and Douai; a location name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Doy Last Name Facts

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

Doy (Arabic: دوى, Hindi: दोय, Marathi: डोय) occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Doy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Doy is the 132,747th most common family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,144,026 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 35 percent of Doy live; 28 percent live in Southeast Asia and 26 percent live in British Isles. It is also the 161,635th most prevalent given name globally. It is borne by 2,154 people.

The last name Doy is most frequently held in England, where it is carried by 855 people, or 1 in 65,167. In England Doy is most common in: Norfolk, where 20 percent live, Suffolk, where 18 percent live and Greater London, where 7 percent live. Aside from England this surname occurs in 56 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 13 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Doy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Doy has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Doy surname expanded 333 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 479 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 167 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Doy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Doy last name are 1.32% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Doy earn in different countries varies markedly. In Peru they earn 36.66% more than the national average, earning S/. 26,492 per year; in United States they earn 6.52% less than the national average, earning $40,337 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.86% more than the national average, earning $51,600 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doye8610,010/
Doya865,686/
Doyo864,875/
Doyi862,212/
Douy86439/
Dohy86326/
Dhoy8678/
Doyd8645/
Dioy8618/
Doys8610/
Dooy868/
Doyé868/
Dyoy866/
Doiy862/
Dojy862/
Duoy862/
Doyt862/
Doyz862/
Doyy861/
Doyè861/
Tdoy861/
Dgoy861/
Ddoy861/
Doyh860/
Do801,545,230/
Dy8028,255/
Douya75430/
Douye75407/
Dhoye75402/
Dhoya75352/
Dyoya75350/
Dyoyi75301/
Doaya75277/
Doyat75270/
Doyet75267/
Doyah75243/
Dioya75234/
Doyod75213/
Dioyo75146/
D'Hoy7588/
Doyas7588/
Doyee7570/
Doych7557/
Doyez7544/
Doyot7536/
Doyes7530/
Doujy7529/
Dioyi7527/
Dohya7523/
Dhoyo7520/
Doyed7520/
Doyoh7517/
Duoye7517/
Doyha7517/
Dooyo7516/
Doiyo7513/
Doyie7513/
Doyad759/
Dohye759/
Doyit758/
Dooya758/
Dooye757/
Doyos757/
Doyeh756/
Doyop755/
Douhy754/
Doyts754/
Tdoya754/
Dhoyi753/
Dojyo752/
Dooyi752/
Doohy751/
Duohy751/
Dohiy751/
Dhojy751/
Douyo751/
Doyhe751/
Doytt751/
Doiyi751/
Dohyi751/
Dohyo751/
Doyap751/
Doyep751/
Doy'e751/
Dooyd751/
Dgoya751/
Dyoye751/
Tduoy751/
Doyau750/
Dou67920,092/
Dey67842,868/
Day67264,068/
Duy67167,236/
Doi67140,806/
Doe6787,460/
Dye6742,705/
Doh6730,615/
Dio6718,836/
Duo6714,375/
Doa6712,761/
Dot6712,155/
Doo6710,001/
Dos679,297/
Dod675,865/
Dho675,215/
Dyo674,986/
Dop672,332/
Dyt671,110/
Doz671,020/
Dys67687/
Doß67581/
Diy67565/
Hdy67183/
Doj67169/
Doğ67141/
D'Hoey6782/
Ddo6775/
Dyi6769/
Dyy6768/
Ddy6750/
D'Hoye6748/
Dhy6747/
Dyh6734/
Dyd6733/
Doï6732/
Douyez6725/
Dooyes6719/
Dhojiy6719/
Dyľ6719/
Doyadh6717/
Tdo6714/
Dào6713/
Dhoyad6712/
Dgo6712/
Tdy6711/
Dyp6710/
Hdo679/
Doytch677/
Dhoyas677/
Dyz677/
Dão676/
Doyaya676/
Doyich674/
Douyet674/
Doč674/
Doç674/
Dhooya673/
Dyś673/
Douyep673/
D'goya673/
Duohys673/
Doś672/
Dohyeh672/
Dhouya671/
Duoyee671/
Douyee671/
Dooyeh671/
Doş671/
Dèy671/
Déy671/
Dhoeye671/
Dhoyos671/
Doyova671/
Doë671/
Doğaya671/
Doț671/
Douyat671/
Dioyah671/
Deheoy670/

Doy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Doy in the Hindi language
दोयdoya-
Doy in the Marathi language
डोयdoya86.67
डोयेdoye10
डॉयdoya3.33
Doy in the Arabic language
دوىdwy-

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