Dy Surname

19,420th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,255 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines17,8421:5,674473
Egypt8,2981:11,0791,316
Indonesia5601:236,15921,804
Vietnam3931:235,7411,031
Mauritania2491:16,4451,536
Ivory Coast1811:127,4656,209
France1701:390,72257,689
Canada1671:220,63221,263
Taiwan1631:143,8331,284
India761:10,092,966194,472
Ukraine431:1,058,66796,518
Singapore261:211,83510,313
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
England151:3,714,537119,675
Malaysia141:2,106,73083,604
China71:195,331,65210,124
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Guam11:160,1214,893
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Dy (6,645) may also be a first name.

Dy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻱ, Russian: Ды) is found in The Philippines more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dy.

How Common Is The Last Name Dy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 19,420th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 257,921 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 68 percent of Dy are found; 67 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. Dy is also the 80,246th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 6,645 people.

This surname is most frequently used in The Philippines, where it is held by 17,842 people, or 1 in 5,674. In The Philippines Dy is primarily concentrated in: National Capital Region, where 32 percent live, Calabarzon, where 12 percent live and Central Visayas, where 9 percent live. Besides The Philippines Dy is found in 33 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 29 percent live and Indonesia, where 2 percent live.

Dy Last Name Statistics demography

Dy earn somewhat more than the average income. In Canada they earn 13.37% more than the national average, earning $56,325 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dey80842,868/
Day80264,068/
Duy80167,236/
Dyo804,986/
Doy803,399/
Dyt801,110/
Dys80687/
Diy80565/
Hdy80183/
Dyi8069/
Dyy8068/
Ddy8050/
Dhy8047/
Dyh8034/
Dyd8033/
Dyľ8019/
Tdy8011/
Dyp8010/
Dyz807/
Dyś803/
Dèy801/
Déy801/
Daya6726,700/
Dahy6715,298/
Days673,018/
Deys67967/
Duys67513/
Douy67439/
Dhuy67402/
Dych67383/
Dhey67333/
Dohy67326/
Daay67295/
Daiy67194/
Dyts67181/
Duhy67177/
Dhay67170/
Dhoy6778/
Dhyh6747/
Doyd6745/
Diey6739/
Dayß6737/
Dycz6736/
Dayt6729/
Dayz6727/
Dayd6723/
Deyt6722/
Dyst6719/
Deyß6719/
Dioy6718/
Deey6717/
Hday6717/
Dauy6715/
Deyh6714/
Dysh6710/
Hdyo6710/
Dayh6710/
Doys6710/
Ddey678/
Dooy678/
Dypå677/
Dysz677/
D'Ey676/
Dayı676/
Dyoy676/
Dyås675/
Dèhy675/
Deyz675/
Dayp674/
Duyt674/
Dgay673/
Dyss673/
Déyh673/
Hdyt672/
Deyd672/
Doiy672/
Duoy672/
Doyt672/
Dayï672/
Doyz672/
Hdyd672/
Duuy672/
Dydh672/
Dyzz672/
Dyhs671/
Hduy671/
Duiy671/
Tdey671/
Dddy671/
Dayj671/
D'Ay671/
Dyoa671/
Déhy671/
Déyi671/
Dhyt671/
Tdoy671/
Dday671/
Tdyi671/
Tdyo671/
Tdyp671/
Tdyz671/
Dysj671/
Dtdy671/
Duyd671/
Dyhh671/
Dyht671/
Dyjz671/
Dgoy671/
Dgyj671/
Deyj671/
Ddyi671/
Ddys671/
Ddyt671/
Ddoy671/
Dhyd671/
Dhys671/
Gydy671/
Hdyh671/
Dyhe670/
Doyh670/

Dy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻱaldy78.63
ﺍﺩﻱady12.21
ﺩﻱdy2.29
ﺍﻟﺪﻯaldy2.29
ﺃﺩﻱady1.53
ﺍﺩad0.76
ﺇﺩﻱady0.76
ﺇﺩﻯady0.76
ﺇﺩad0.76
Dy in the Russian language
Дыdy-

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