Eye Surname
Approximately 13,588 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameEye Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 5,278 | 1:17,419 | 2,033 |
| United States | 2,164 | 1:167,495 | 16,987 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,073 | 1:28,757 | 4,075 |
| Bangladesh | 991 | 1:160,804 | 5,900 |
| Cameroon | 825 | 1:25,175 | 3,430 |
| Turkey | 650 | 1:119,725 | 9,993 |
| Nigeria | 544 | 1:325,630 | 17,860 |
| Benin | 322 | 1:32,098 | 4,204 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| India | 228 | 1:3,364,322 | 97,031 |
| Iran | 203 | 1:378,239 | 24,709 |
| Indonesia | 167 | 1:791,911 | 60,260 |
| Canada | 141 | 1:261,316 | 24,674 |
| Mauritania | 94 | 1:43,562 | 3,285 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| DR Congo | 55 | 1:1,343,265 | 79,223 |
| England | 45 | 1:1,238,179 | 56,985 |
| Portugal | 38 | 1:274,164 | 10,086 |
| Ivory Coast | 36 | 1:640,868 | 18,598 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Thailand | 26 | 1:2,716,859 | 279,944 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Congo | 16 | 1:311,818 | 9,139 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| New Zealand | 15 | 1:301,888 | 25,890 |
| Pakistan | 13 | 1:13,741,837 | 58,392 |
| Netherlands | 12 | 1:1,407,265 | 75,423 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Philippines | 11 | 1:9,203,475 | 207,772 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Myanmar | 9 | 1:5,770,887 | 975 |
| Norway | 9 | 1:571,365 | 44,190 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Uganda | 9 | 1:4,337,698 | 99,715 |
| Papua New Guinea | 8 | 1:1,019,215 | 101,897 |
| France | 7 | 1:9,488,960 | 336,266 |
| Jordan | 7 | 1:1,263,205 | 16,935 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Australia | 5 | 1:5,399,140 | 162,351 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Spain | 4 | 1:11,688,009 | 116,470 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Vietnam | 4 | 1:23,161,514 | 3,610 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Kenya | 3 | 1:15,393,300 | 77,493 |
| Mexico | 3 | 1:41,375,402 | 71,397 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Jamaica | 2 | 1:1,434,974 | 11,081 |
| Nepal | 2 | 1:14,240,478 | 17,812 |
| Romania | 2 | 1:10,038,935 | 80,612 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Senegal | 2 | 1:7,289,671 | 8,117 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Haiti | 1 | 1:10,683,907 | 24,607 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Somaliland | 1 | 1:3,500,182 | 1,592 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:1,015,640 | 40,589 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 297 | 1:169,086 | 15,270 |
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.
(English) belonging to Eye, or Dweller at the Island [Old English í(e)g]
From Eye, a town and parish co. Suffolk; or Eye, the name of parishes cos. Hereford and Northampton.
Eye Demographics
Average Male Eye Height
176.16 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Eye Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Eye Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Eye (Arabic: عين, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻳﻪ) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Eyé or Eyè. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Eye? popularity and diffusion
Eye is the 38,703rd most common last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 536,322 people. The last name Eye occurs predominantly 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 common forename throughout the world It is held by 8,724 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is held by 5,278 people, or 1 in 17,419. Beside Egypt this last name occurs in 105 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 8 percent are found.
Eye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Eye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Eye last name expanded 729 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 188 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Eye Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Eye last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72% registered to vote for the political 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eyé | 89 | 3 | / |
| Eyè | 89 | 1 | / |
| Eyes | 86 | 15,413 | / |
| Heye | 86 | 2,138 | / |
| Geye | 86 | 1,390 | / |
| Eyeh | 86 | 836 | / |
| Eyet | 86 | 500 | / |
| Eyee | 86 | 482 | / |
| Eyie | 86 | 222 | / |
| Eyed | 86 | 162 | / |
| Eyei | 86 | 111 | / |
| Eyep | 86 | 111 | / |
| Eyeu | 86 | 89 | / |
| Eiye | 86 | 69 | / |
| Eyae | 86 | 44 | / |
| Eyoe | 86 | 17 | / |
| Ehye | 86 | 17 | / |
| Eyje | 86 | 15 | / |
| Ieye | 86 | 15 | / |
| Eyey | 86 | 6 | / |
| Eyez | 86 | 6 | / |
| Eyye | 86 | 4 | / |
| Euye | 86 | 2 | / |
| Eyhe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eeye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ejye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Eïye | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ye | 80 | 7,320,967 | / |
| Ee | 80 | 18,364 | / |
| Ey | 80 | 2,374 | / |
| Heyes | 75 | 6,447 | / |
| Ayeye | 75 | 1,628 | / |
| Oyeye | 75 | 662 | / |
| Eyeye | 75 | 412 | / |
| Aweye | 75 | 324 | / |
| Oweye | 75 | 232 | / |
| Eyier | 75 | 169 | / |
| Eyije | 75 | 134 | / |
| Eye'e | 75 | 114 | / |
| Eyaye | 75 | 105 | / |
| Uyeye | 75 | 84 | / |
| Eyesh | 75 | 60 | / |
| Eyett | 75 | 41 | / |
| D'eye | 75 | 34 | / |
| Ojeye | 75 | 28 | / |
| Eyieh | 75 | 21 | / |
| Eeyie | 75 | 9 | / |
| Heyez | 75 | 8 | / |
| Hieye | 75 | 8 | / |
| Heyeh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Eyihe | 75 | 7 | / |
| Eyjje | 75 | 7 | / |
| Ejyed | 75 | 6 | / |
| Eiyet | 75 | 6 | / |
| Ieyea | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eyaje | 75 | 5 | / |
| Aheye | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eyahe | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eyyee | 75 | 5 | / |
| Eyies | 75 | 4 | / |
| Eyeph | 75 | 4 | / |
| Heiye | 75 | 3 | / |
| Heyed | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heyet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Geyae | 75 | 2 | / |
| Eeyee | 75 | 2 | / |
| Heyye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyess | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyyer | 75 | 1 | / |
| Gejye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heyei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyech | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eeyeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyiet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyeih | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyjed | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geyei | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heyhe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heyie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Heeye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Hehye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyoye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyuie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eye'a | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eyeet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ehyeh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Eeyae | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ujeye | 75 | 1 | / |
| Geyoe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Heyey | 75 | 0 | / |
| Aye | 67 | 936,658 | / |
| Yee | 67 | 189,056 | / |
| Eyo | 67 | 64,895 | / |
| Oye | 67 | 18,812 | / |
| Eya | 67 | 15,787 | / |
| Eje | 67 | 15,484 | / |
| Hey | 67 | 15,392 | / |
| Eyi | 67 | 6,932 | / |
| Gey | 67 | 5,561 | / |
| Aee | 67 | 3,489 | / |
| Iye | 67 | 3,024 | / |
| Oey | 67 | 2,916 | / |
| Uye | 67 | 2,519 | / |
| Eyu | 67 | 1,629 | / |
| Øye | 67 | 979 | / |
| Yei | 67 | 969 | / |
| Eie | 67 | 878 | / |
| Üye | 67 | 871 | / |
| Yey | 67 | 813 | / |
| Eyd | 67 | 553 | / |
| Eyeowa | 67 | 409 | / |
| Heyhoe | 67 | 333 | / |
| Eue | 67 | 332 | / |
| Aey | 67 | 247 | / |
| Eay | 67 | 235 | / |
| Eae | 67 | 131 | / |
| Yeğ | 67 | 105 | / |
| Eyş | 67 | 105 | / |
| Euy | 67 | 96 | / |
| Eoe | 67 | 81 | / |
| Iee | 67 | 75 | / |
| Eyt | 67 | 74 | / |
| Eys | 67 | 71 | / |
| Eey | 67 | 55 | / |
| Ehyaei | 67 | 35 | / |
| Gehyee | 67 | 29 | / |
| Eee | 67 | 27 | / |
| Eea | 67 | 26 | / |
| Eei | 67 | 24 | / |
| Oee | 67 | 23 | / |
| Yye | 67 | 20 | / |
| Yeï | 67 | 19 | / |
| Uey | 67 | 13 | / |
| Uee | 67 | 13 | / |
| Aheyeh | 67 | 13 | / |
| Ehyaee | 67 | 12 | / |
| Iey | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eyuhie | 67 | 11 | / |
| Eej | 67 | 10 | / |
| Ehyaie | 67 | 8 | / |
| Eyß | 67 | 7 | / |
| D'Heye | 67 | 7 | / |
| Yej | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ejy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Ooweye | 67 | 5 | / |
| Haweye | 67 | 4 | / |
| Oyeyhe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Eyh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyj | 67 | 3 | / |
| Eyp | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Eyea'a | 67 | 2 | / |
| Heyehe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hayeye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyouhe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aheyes | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hieyie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyier | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ãye | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Yeî | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyjees | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyeije | 67 | 1 | / |
| Eyaihe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heyett | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heuyie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Howeye | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heygie | 67 | 0 | / |
| Heyhes | 67 | 0 | / |
Eye Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Eye in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻳﻪ | ayh | 30.04 |
| ﺃﻳﻪ | ayh | 27.57 |
| ﺃﻱ | ay | 19.34 |
| ﺍﻱ | ay | 10.29 |
| ﺁﻳﻪ | ayh | 3.7 |
| ﺍﻳﺔ | ayt | 1.65 |
| ﺁﻱ | ay | 1.65 |
| ﺃﻳﺔ | ayt | 1.65 |
| ﺍﻳﻲ | ayy | 0.82 |
| ﺇﻳﻪ | ayh | 0.41 |
| ﺃﻳﻲ | ayy | 0.41 |
| ﺃﻯ | ay | 0.41 |
| ﺍﻳﺎ | aya | 0.41 |
| ﺃﻳﻰ | ayy | 0.41 |
| ﻋﺎﻳﻪ | ayh | 0.41 |
| ﺇﻳﻲ | ayy | 0.41 |
| Eye in the Arabic language | ||
| عين | yn | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Eye
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