Ey Surname
Approximately 2,374 people bear this surname
Ey Surname Definition:
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eye,' (1) a parish in Suffolk; (a) a parish in Northamptonshire; (3) a parish in Herefordshire.
Stephen de Eye, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Emald de Ey, Norfolk, ibid.
Read More About This SurnameEy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 1,614 | 1:110,684 | 3,388 |
| Indonesia | 384 | 1:344,399 | 29,877 |
| France | 120 | 1:553,523 | 75,172 |
| Turkey | 95 | 1:819,173 | 39,788 |
| India | 39 | 1:19,668,343 | 291,059 |
| Malaysia | 17 | 1:1,734,954 | 70,664 |
| Austria | 13 | 1:655,033 | 58,041 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Taiwan | 11 | 1:2,131,341 | 13,802 |
| Germany | 11 | 1:7,318,678 | 235,042 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Samoa | 9 | 1:21,534 | 479 |
| Spain | 8 | 1:5,844,004 | 86,878 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Philippines | 5 | 1:20,247,645 | 262,352 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 49 | 1:1,024,871 | 60,160 |
Ey (1,196) may also be a first name.
Ey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from a geographical locality. 'of Eye,' (1) a parish in Suffolk; (a) a parish in Northamptonshire; (3) a parish in Herefordshire.
Stephen de Eye, Yorkshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Emald de Ey, Norfolk, ibid.
Agnes de Eye, Cambridgeshire, ibid.
Peter atte Eye, Norfolk, 11 Edward III: History of Norfolk.
From Eye, a town and parish co. Suffolk; or Eye, the name of parishes cos. Hereford and Northampton.
Ey: (Old Norse), an island, sometimes a peninsula: Bardsey, Ely, Battersey, Mersea, Ramsey, Lundy. The A.S. ig (in the dative ige), a watery place, has the same signification. Sheppey in A.S. is Sheapig; Ramsey, Ramsige; Hinksey is Hingestesige (Hengest’s island).
Ey Demographics
Average Male Ey Height
174 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Ey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻱ, Russian: Эй) is most common in Pakistan. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Ey? popularity and diffusion
The last name Ey is the 179,668th most frequent family name in the world, held by around 1 in 3,069,733 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Ey reside; 70 percent reside in South Asia and 68 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Ey is also the 229,161st most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 1,196 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,614 people, or 1 in 110,684. In Pakistan Ey is most frequent in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 43 percent reside, Balochistan, where 33 percent reside and Punjab, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Pakistan this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 16 percent reside and France, where 5 percent reside.
Ey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Ey has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Ey last name contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Ey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Ey last name is predominantly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyo | 80 | 64,895 | / |
| Eya | 80 | 15,787 | / |
| Hey | 80 | 15,392 | / |
| Eye | 80 | 13,588 | / |
| Eyi | 80 | 6,932 | / |
| Gey | 80 | 5,561 | / |
| Eyu | 80 | 1,629 | / |
| Eyd | 80 | 553 | / |
| Eyş | 80 | 105 | / |
| Euy | 80 | 96 | / |
| Eyt | 80 | 74 | / |
| Eys | 80 | 71 | / |
| Eey | 80 | 55 | / |
| Iey | 80 | 11 | / |
| Eyß | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ejy | 80 | 6 | / |
| Eyh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eyé | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eyz | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eyj | 80 | 3 | / |
| Eyp | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eyy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Eyè | 80 | 1 | / |
| Y | 67 | 39,814 | / |
| Geya | 67 | 16,872 | / |
| Eyes | 67 | 15,413 | / |
| E | 67 | 14,808 | / |
| Eyad | 67 | 12,049 | / |
| Eyoh | 67 | 5,592 | / |
| Eyas | 67 | 3,263 | / |
| Heys | 67 | 3,044 | / |
| Eyou | 67 | 2,673 | / |
| Heyd | 67 | 2,573 | / |
| Eyah | 67 | 2,181 | / |
| Heye | 67 | 2,138 | / |
| Heya | 67 | 2,093 | / |
| Geye | 67 | 1,390 | / |
| Ahey | 67 | 1,011 | / |
| Eiyo | 67 | 1,009 | / |
| Geyi | 67 | 892 | / |
| Eyeh | 67 | 836 | / |
| Eyop | 67 | 800 | / |
| Eyaa | 67 | 527 | / |
| Eyet | 67 | 500 | / |
| Eyee | 67 | 482 | / |
| Heyo | 67 | 432 | / |
| Eyau | 67 | 399 | / |
| Heyi | 67 | 396 | / |
| Eyit | 67 | 382 | / |
| Ehya | 67 | 376 | / |
| Eyaz | 67 | 365 | / |
| Eydt | 67 | 292 | / |
| Eyih | 67 | 256 | / |
| Eysh | 67 | 244 | / |
| Heyt | 67 | 229 | / |
| Eyie | 67 | 222 | / |
| Oehy | 67 | 180 | / |
| Eyiz | 67 | 174 | / |
| Eyed | 67 | 162 | / |
| Hejy | 67 | 122 | / |
| Eyos | 67 | 115 | / |
| Eyep | 67 | 111 | / |
| Eyuu | 67 | 97 | / |
| Eyot | 67 | 96 | / |
| Eyis | 67 | 86 | / |
| Eyap | 67 | 85 | / |
| Eyup | 67 | 72 | / |
| Geyo | 67 | 64 | / |
| Eyat | 67 | 52 | / |
| Eyoo | 67 | 52 | / |
| Heyu | 67 | 50 | / |
| Eyst | 67 | 46 | / |
| Ghey | 67 | 45 | / |
| Heiy | 67 | 42 | / |
| Geyh | 67 | 38 | / |
| Eyio | 67 | 29 | / |
| Eyuh | 67 | 24 | / |
| Eyii | 67 | 23 | / |
| Ieya | 67 | 22 | / |
| Eyyi | 67 | 21 | / |
| Eyid | 67 | 21 | / |
| Heey | 67 | 18 | / |
| Eytz | 67 | 18 | / |
| Eych | 67 | 17 | / |
| Eyds | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ehye | 67 | 17 | / |
| Heuy | 67 | 16 | / |
| Eyje | 67 | 15 | / |
| Ieye | 67 | 15 | / |
| Heyz | 67 | 15 | / |
| Eyus | 67 | 15 | / |
| Heyy | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ehyd | 67 | 10 | / |
| Eyuo | 67 | 9 | / |
| Eyoz | 67 | 8 | / |
| Ehiy | 67 | 7 | / |
| Eyip | 67 | 7 | / |
| D'Ey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eyez | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eyyz | 67 | 6 | / |
| Eeya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyut | 67 | 5 | / |
| Eyyo | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eihy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eyud | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eyyd | 67 | 4 | / |
| Ehyi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Geyy | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyod | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eydh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Hiey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ehys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eeyh | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heyp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyhi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyzs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Ejys | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eeyt | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyss | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ehyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyï | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyjz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eïye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oeyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eeyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eejy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eiyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejyd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejyo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejyt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ejyy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eydd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eydp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eydz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyhz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eypp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Euiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ieyi | 67 | 1 | / |
Ey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Ey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻱ | ay | 50 |
| ﺃﻱ | ay | 25 |
| ﺍﻋﻠﻲ | aly | 25 |
| Ey in the Russian language | ||
| Эй | ej | - |
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