Goy Surname

48,403rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Goy Surname Definition:

? a var of Guy, q.v.

Goy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3,6361:18,2682,030
Argentina1,1271:37,9273,173
Germany8751:92,00611,540
Switzerland7981:10,2921,688
England6731:82,7919,141
United States6311:574,42047,094
Russia5481:262,99827,608
Belarus3601:26,3924,538
Canada2841:129,73813,514
Spain2091:223,69414,857
DR Congo1781:415,05434,837
Philippines1401:723,13072,541
Brazil1231:1,740,44256,713
Australia1111:243,20522,593
Mexico1071:1,160,05814,244
Italy921:664,74758,468
Venezuela861:351,2107,613
India751:10,227,538196,136
Malaysia731:404,03021,053
Indonesia641:2,066,394128,621
Hungary591:166,37814,685
Kazakhstan551:321,50026,592
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Cameroon251:830,76357,125
Taiwan211:1,116,4167,706
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
New Zealand171:266,37223,826
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Peru151:2,118,94225,723
Colombia151:3,184,93814,936
Wales151:206,30213,003
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Austria141:608,24554,975
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Ivory Coast121:1,922,60335,802
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Papua New Guinea101:815,37288,623
Kyrgyzstan91:663,62845,718
Israel71:1,222,51968,299
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Congo41:1,247,27420,238
Czechia41:2,658,367127,801
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Cuba21:5,761,35813,825
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
China21:683,660,78330,601
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3911:62,3417,247
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States711:707,30545,577

Goy (732) may also be a first name.

Goy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

? a var of Guy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

A place on the river Seine in Lower Normandy.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Goi, Normandy. Robert Goie of N. 1195 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae); Robert de Gois of England, 1199 (Rotuli Curiae Regis).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Flemish, Goye; from the Dutch, Goey; from the French, Gouy; personal name See Joy. Gouy; a location name in Normandy.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Goy Last Name Facts

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

Goy (Arabic: غِوى, Hindi: गोय, Marathi: गोय, Russian: Гой) is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goy? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 48,403rd most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 683,827 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Goy live; 50 percent live in Western Europe and 41 percent live in Gallo-Europe. Goy is also the 304,585th most numerous first name globally, borne by 732 people.

This surname is most common in France, where it is carried by 3,636 people, or 1 in 18,268. In France Goy is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 55 percent live, Île-de-France, where 11 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent live. Beside France this last name occurs in 79 countries. It is also found in Argentina, where 11 percent live and Germany, where 8 percent live.

Goy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Goy has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Goy surname rose 172 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 889 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Goy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (87%) in Russia, Catholic (68%) in Belarus and Orthodox (58%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those bearing the Goy last name are 13.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.33% registered with the party.

The amount Goy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 56.99% less than the national average, earning S/. 8,338 per year; in South Africa they earn 44.35% less than the national average, earning R 132,240 per year; in Colombia they earn 3.57% less than the national average, earning $21,893,100 COP per year; in United States they earn 21.82% more than the national average, earning $52,564 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.48% less than the national average, earning $48,947 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ngoy861,339,364/
Goya8613,860/
Goyo869,757/
Gouy862,885/
Ghoy862,863/
Goye861,636/
Goyi861,093/
Gohy86507/
Goyd86270/
Goys8694/
Goyt8666/
Goyz867/
Gooy867/
Goyé865/
Gojy863/
Goiy862/
Goyá861/
Goyh861/
Goyp861/
Goyy861/
Go80337,643/
Oy805,942/
Gy80741/
Ngoya7563,368/
Gojiy7516,597/
Goyes759,099/
Ngoye755,971/
Ngoyo754,614/
Goyat752,180/
Goyet751,784/
Ghoyi75939/
Goyit75733/
Goyas75608/
Goyha75393/
Gouya75358/
Gooye75348/
Goyau75311/
Goyot75305/
Goyos75302/
Gouye75281/
Goyez75277/
Goyee75276/
Goyah75261/
Ghoya75246/
Gouyd75195/
Ngoiy75117/
Goyad75111/
Goyaz7589/
Goiyo7583/
Kgoya7575/
Nngoy7575/
Gooya7556/
Goyoh7553/
Ngouy7552/
Ngooy7541/
Nghoy7541/
Gouyo7532/
Ghouy7524/
Gohiy7523/
Gohyi7522/
Goyoo7521/
Goïye7521/
Gouys7515/
Goaya7514/
Ghoye7512/
Nggoy7510/
Gohye759/
Ghooy759/
Goyie759/
Goïya758/
Goydz757/
Goyts757/
Goyid756/
N'Goy755/
Goych754/
Goyyi754/
Goyop754/
Kgoyi754/
Goyap754/
Goyeh753/
Ghoyt753/
Goyed752/
Goyod752/
Ghoyo752/
Goojy752/
Goihy752/
Gohya752/
Cgoey751/
Gouiy751/
Ngoyh751/
Ngoyé751/
Gouyt751/
Goyás751/
Goyós751/
Ghoys751/
Gooyi751/
Goyip751/
Ngo671,485,291/
Gou67560,541/
Oya67198,161/
Goh67135,156/
Guy67110,005/
Gay6788,569/
Gyi6768,081/
God6762,363/
Gop6755,997/
Hoy6732,219/
Oye6718,812/
Goo6715,332/
Goi6711,438/
Goa677,604/
Oyo676,926/
Gey675,561/
Gos675,038/
Gho674,419/
Got673,995/
Yoy673,656/
Goe673,377/
Goj672,003/
Oyi671,804/
Gys671,178/
Goz67978/
Goß67757/
Goyeau67739/
Gouyet67418/
Ngouya67405/
Ouy67279/
Ohy67229/
Goï67210/
Oys67167/
Goyaux67165/
Goyaud67149/
Ghojiy67142/
N'Goye67115/
N'Goyo6785/
Cgo6772/
Ggo6760/
Goyett6758/
Ooy6757/
Ghoyad6753/
Hgo6752/
Goš6752/
Kgo6746/
Uoy6741/
Goş6737/
Ghooyi6735/
Goţ6732/
Goyich6722/
Goś6722/
Giy6719/
Ioy6719/
Gyt6716/
Ngooye6716/
Gyß6715/
Ghy6714/
Gooyah6713/
Ghoyah6713/
Kgy6713/
Oyd6712/
Ngouyo6712/
Ggy6711/
Ngouyi6711/
Oiy6710/
Ngouye679/
Gooyee678/
Kcgoya678/
Kggoya678/
Oyh678/
Oyt678/
Hgy678/
Cgy678/
Kqgoya677/
Oyy677/
Gyp677/
Oyé677/
Goç677/
Goyaya677/
Ojy677/
Ghoyat676/
Oyá676/
Gyz676/
Kgooya675/
Goyová675/
Goyowa675/
Ngoyah675/
N'Goya675/
Oyz675/
Oyp675/
Nggoyi674/
Gáy674/
Ngoyaa674/
Gyh674/
Nghoye673/
Goyath673/
Gyy673/
Gouyez673/
D'goya673/
Goî673/
Ngoyeh673/
Gyd673/
Qgo673/
Geehoy672/
Goeyah672/
Goć672/
Gouyot672/
Ghoyap672/
Nkgoye672/
Nggoyo671/
Ngooyo671/
Gouyas671/
Ng'oyi671/
Gão671/
Goyash671/
Ngohye671/
Ngoyhi671/
Ngoyih671/
Ngoyoh671/
Ñgo671/
Gouyae671/
Gouyoh671/
Goyach671/
Goyosh671/
Győ671/
Gùy671/
Güy671/
Ghoyep671/
D'Goey671/
Qgy671/
Oyj671/
Goyitt670/
Goyatt670/
Goyott670/

Goy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Goy in the Hindi language
गोयgoya-
Goy in the Marathi language
गोयgoya-
Goy in the Russian language
Гойgoj-
Goy in the Arabic language
غِوىghiwy-
غوىghwy-

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