Ey Surname

179,668th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,374 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Samoa

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.

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Ey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1,6141:110,6843,388
Indonesia3841:344,39929,877
France1201:553,52375,172
Turkey951:819,17339,788
India391:19,668,343291,059
Malaysia171:1,734,95470,664
Austria131:655,03358,041
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Taiwan111:2,131,34113,802
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Samoa91:21,534479
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Guyana41:190,5559,777
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

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.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

From Eye, a town and parish co. Suffolk; or Eye, the name of parishes cos. Hereford and Northampton.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

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).

Family Names And Their Story (1913) by Sabine Baring-Gould

Ey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ey (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻱ, Russian: Эй) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ey? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 179,668th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 3,069,733 people. The last name Ey is primarily found in Asia, where 89 percent of Ey live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 68 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 229,161st most commonly occurring forename throughout the world, borne by 1,196 people.

The last name Ey is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 1,614 people, or 1 in 110,684. In Pakistan it is most common in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 43 percent live, Balochistan, where 33 percent live and Punjab, where 13 percent live. Apart from Pakistan it is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 16 percent live and France, where 5 percent live.

Ey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Ey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Ey last name declined 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Ey last name is chiefly Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyo8064,895/
Eya8015,787/
Hey8015,392/
Eye8013,588/
Eyi806,932/
Gey805,561/
Eyu801,629/
Eyd80553/
Eyş80105/
Euy8096/
Eyt8074/
Eys8071/
Eey8055/
Iey8011/
Eyß807/
Ejy806/
Eyh803/
Eyé803/
Eyz803/
Eyj803/
Eyp802/
Eyy802/
Eyè801/
Y6739,814/
Geya6716,872/
Eyes6715,413/
E6714,808/
Eyad6712,049/
Eyoh675,592/
Eyas673,263/
Heys673,044/
Eyou672,673/
Heyd672,573/
Eyah672,181/
Heye672,138/
Heya672,093/
Geye671,390/
Ahey671,011/
Eiyo671,009/
Geyi67892/
Eyeh67836/
Eyop67800/
Eyaa67527/
Eyet67500/
Eyee67482/
Heyo67432/
Eyau67399/
Heyi67396/
Eyit67382/
Ehya67376/
Eyaz67365/
Eydt67292/
Eyih67256/
Eysh67244/
Heyt67229/
Eyie67222/
Oehy67180/
Eyiz67174/
Eyed67162/
Hejy67122/
Eyos67115/
Eyep67111/
Eyuu6797/
Eyot6796/
Eyis6786/
Eyap6785/
Eyup6772/
Geyo6764/
Eyat6752/
Eyoo6752/
Heyu6750/
Eyst6746/
Ghey6745/
Heiy6742/
Geyh6738/
Eyio6729/
Eyuh6724/
Eyii6723/
Ieya6722/
Eyyi6721/
Eyid6721/
Heey6718/
Eytz6718/
Eych6717/
Eyds6717/
Ehye6717/
Heuy6716/
Eyje6715/
Ieye6715/
Heyz6715/
Eyus6715/
Heyy6713/
Ehyd6710/
Eyuo679/
Eyoz678/
Ehiy677/
Eyip677/
D'Ey676/
Eyez676/
Eyyz676/
Eeya675/
Eyut675/
Eyyo674/
Eihy674/
Eyud674/
Eyyd674/
Ehyi673/
Geyy673/
Eyha673/
Eyod673/
Eydh673/
Hiey672/
Ehys672/
Eeyh672/
Heyp672/
Eyhi672/
Eyzs672/
Ejys672/
Eeyt672/
Eyhe671/
Eyss671/
Eeye671/
Eyho671/
Ehyt671/
Heyï671/
Eyjz671/
Eïye671/
Eeyo671/
Eyyy671/
Oeyo671/
Eeyd671/
Eejy671/
Eiiy671/
Eiys671/
Eiyt671/
Ejyd671/
Ejyo671/
Ejyt671/
Ejyy671/
Eydd671/
Eydp671/
Eydz671/
Eyhz671/
Eypp671/
Eyyh671/
Euiy671/
Heyh671/
Ieyi671/

Ey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ey in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻱay50
ﺃﻱay25
ﺍﻋﻠﻲaly25
Ey in the Russian language
Эйej-

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