El Y Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

El Y Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

El Y Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
France11:66,422,722504,397
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

El Y (6) may also be a first name.

El Y Last Name Facts

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

The last name El Y is most common in Belgium. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name El Y? popularity and diffusion

El Y is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname El Y occurs predominantly in Europe, where 75 percent of El Y live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 25 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 4,967,096th most commonly used first name globally, held by 6 people.

It is most widespread in Belgium, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 11,496,644. In Belgium El Y is mostly concentrated in: Flemish Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Belgium El Y is found in 3 countries. It is also found in France, where 25 percent are found and Spain, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Yo891/
El Ayd80205/
El Hay80124/
El Aya808/
El Hey804/
El Eyd801/
El J754/
El A751/
El I751/
El Gohy731,651/
El Hays73527/
El Aysh73122/
El Hayt73122/
El Gaya7312/
El Jaya731/
El Hayh731/
El Id675,680/
El Ha67160/
El Es6732/
El Ji6726/
El Je675/
El Ij674/
El Aj672/
El Ge671/
El Ai671/
El Iz671/
El Heytt671/
El Ez671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 El Y
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