Eye Surname

38,703rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,588 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Eye 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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Eye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,2781:17,4192,033
United States2,1641:167,49516,987
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Bangladesh9911:160,8045,900
Cameroon8251:25,1753,430
Turkey6501:119,7259,993
Nigeria5441:325,63017,860
Benin3221:32,0984,204
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
India2281:3,364,32297,031
Iran2031:378,23924,709
Indonesia1671:791,91160,260
Canada1411:261,31624,674
Mauritania941:43,5623,285
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
England451:1,238,17956,985
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Ivory Coast361:640,86818,598
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
South Africa231:2,355,55298,611
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Congo161:311,8189,139
China151:91,154,7714,767
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
New Zealand151:301,88825,890
Pakistan131:13,741,83758,392
Netherlands121:1,407,26575,423
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Norway91:571,36544,190
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Uganda91:4,337,69899,715
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
France71:9,488,960336,266
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Oman61:614,6626,082
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Japan41:31,961,07353,820
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Vietnam41:23,161,5143,610
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Zimbabwe31:5,146,080115,446
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guam11:160,1214,893
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2971:169,08615,270

The alternate forms: Eyé (3) & Eyè (1) are calculated separately.

Eye (8,724) may also be a first name.

Eye 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

(English) belonging to Eye, or Dweller at the Island [Old English í(e)g]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

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

Eye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Eye (Arabic: عين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﻪ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Eyé or Eyè. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Eye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 38,703rd most frequent family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 536,322 people. Eye is mostly found in Africa, where 55 percent of Eye live; 39 percent live in North Africa and 39 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Eye is also the 67,101st most frequently used forename worldwide, borne by 8,724 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is borne by 5,278 people, or 1 in 17,419. Beside Egypt this surname occurs in 105 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent live.

Eye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Eye surname rose 729 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 188 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eye last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72% being registered with the party.

The amount Eye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 22.53% less than the national average, earning 268,111 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 75.69% less than the national average, earning R 57,768 per year; in United States they earn 2.97% less than the national average, earning $41,869 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.58% less than the national average, earning $38,466 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eyé893/
Eyè891/
Eyes8615,413/
Heye862,138/
Geye861,390/
Eyeh86836/
Eyet86500/
Eyee86482/
Eyie86222/
Eyed86162/
Eyei86111/
Eyep86111/
Eyeu8689/
Eiye8669/
Eyae8644/
Eyoe8617/
Ehye8617/
Eyje8615/
Ieye8615/
Eyey866/
Eyez866/
Eyye864/
Euye862/
Eyhe861/
Eeye861/
Ejye861/
Eïye861/
Ye807,320,967/
Ee8018,364/
Ey802,374/
Heyes756,447/
Ayeye751,628/
Oyeye75662/
Eyeye75412/
Aweye75324/
Oweye75232/
Eyier75169/
Eyije75134/
Eye'e75114/
Eyaye75105/
Uyeye7584/
Eyesh7560/
Eyett7541/
D'eye7534/
Ojeye7528/
Eyieh7521/
Eeyie759/
Heyez758/
Hieye758/
Heyeh757/
Eyihe757/
Eyjje757/
Ejyed756/
Eiyet756/
Ieyea755/
Eyaje755/
Aheye755/
Eyahe755/
Eyyee755/
Eyies754/
Eyeph754/
Heiye753/
Heyed752/
Heyet752/
Geyae752/
Eeyee752/
Heyye751/
Eyess751/
Eyyer751/
Gejye751/
Heyei751/
Eyech751/
Eeyeh751/
Eyiet751/
Eyeih751/
Eyjed751/
Geyei751/
Heyhe751/
Heyie751/
Heeye751/
Hehye751/
Eyoye751/
Eyuie751/
Eye'a751/
Eyeet751/
Ehyeh751/
Eeyae751/
Ujeye751/
Geyoe750/
Heyey750/
Aye67936,658/
Yee67189,056/
Eyo6764,895/
Oye6718,812/
Eya6715,787/
Eje6715,484/
Hey6715,392/
Eyi676,932/
Gey675,561/
Aee673,489/
Iye673,024/
Oey672,916/
Uye672,519/
Eyu671,629/
Øye67979/
Yei67969/
Eie67878/
Üye67871/
Yey67813/
Eyd67553/
Eyeowa67409/
Heyhoe67333/
Eue67332/
Aey67247/
Eay67235/
Eae67131/
Yeğ67105/
Eyş67105/
Euy6796/
Eoe6781/
Iee6775/
Eyt6774/
Eys6771/
Eey6755/
Ehyaei6735/
Gehyee6729/
Eee6727/
Eea6726/
Eei6724/
Oee6723/
Yye6720/
Yeï6719/
Uey6713/
Uee6713/
Aheyeh6713/
Ehyaee6712/
Iey6711/
Eyuhie6711/
Eej6710/
Ehyaie678/
Eyß677/
D'Heye677/
Yej676/
Ejy676/
Ooweye675/
Haweye674/
Oyeyhe674/
Eyh673/
Eyz673/
Eyj673/
Eyp672/
Eyy672/
Eyea'a672/
Heyehe672/
Hayeye671/
Eyouhe671/
Aheyes671/
Hieyie671/
Heyier671/
Heyihe671/
Ãye671/
Yeé671/
Yeî671/
Eyjees671/
Eyeije671/
Eyaihe671/
Heyett670/
Heuyie670/
Howeye670/
Heygie670/
Heyhes670/

Eye Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻳﻪayh30.04
ﺃﻳﻪayh27.57
ﺃﻱay19.34
ﺍﻱay10.29
ﺁﻳﻪayh3.7
ﺍﻳﺔayt1.65
ﺁﻱay1.65
ﺃﻳﺔayt1.65
ﺍﻳﻲayy0.82
ﺇﻳﻪayh0.41
ﺃﻳﻲayy0.41
ﺃﻯay0.41
ﺍﻳﺎaya0.41
ﺃﻳﻰayy0.41
ﻋﺎﻳﻪayh0.41
ﺇﻳﻲayy0.41
Eye in the Arabic language
عينyn-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Eye
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