Gy Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Gy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4481:148,26522,961
Vietnam1471:630,2451,589
Indonesia771:1,717,522111,746
India161:47,941,586492,263
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
China81:170,915,1968,932
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Taiwan51:4,688,94927,695
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
England11:55,718,059489,080

Gy (780) may also be a first name.

Gy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻲ, Russian: Гы) is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 456,743rd most commonly occurring last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 9,834,745 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 64 percent of Gy are found; 62 percent are found in Western Europe and 62 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Gy is also the 293,794th most widespread first name at a global level, held by 780 people.

This last name is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 148,265. In France it is primarily concentrated in: Grand Est, where 25 percent live, Normandy, where 14 percent live and Île-de-France, where 12 percent live. Excluding France this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Vietnam, where 20 percent live and Indonesia, where 10 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Guy80110,005/
Gay8088,569/
Gyi8068,081/
Goy8010,657/
Gey805,561/
Gys801,178/
Giy8019/
Gyt8016/
Gyß8015/
Ghy8014/
Kgy8013/
Ggy8011/
Hgy808/
Tgy808/
Cgy808/
Gyp807/
Gyz806/
Dgy805/
Gáy804/
Gyh804/
Gyy803/
Gyd803/
Győ801/
Gùy801/
Güy801/
Qgy801/
Ngoy671,339,364/
Gaya6729,988/
Guye675,193/
Guey674,965/
Ngay674,926/
Gouy672,885/
Ghoy672,863/
Ghys672,722/
Geys671,108/
Guyt67871/
Gays67589/
Gohy67507/
Ghyo67465/
Gygy67461/
Ngey67396/
Geyt67391/
Guys67270/
Goyd67270/
Gayt67251/
Gyss67180/
Ghay67106/
Goys6794/
Goyt6766/
Guhy6763/
Gayd6762/
Gauy6759/
Gahy6748/
Geyh6738/
Guiy6736/
Gypp6734/
Tgyt6726/
Gyth6725/
Gayh6721/
Geyd6719/
Gaiy6719/
Gaay6715/
Giey6714/
Geyp6713/
Gayz6711/
Goyz677/
Gooy677/
Gych676/
Guyh675/
Nghy675/
Guuy675/
Gyså675/
Geyz674/
Gytt673/
Guyp673/
Gyts673/
Ghyh673/
Hguy672/
Guyz672/
Gguy672/
Ghiy672/
Gyhp672/
Qgys672/
Ghuy671/
N'Gy671/
Hgay671/
Gyhe671/
Cgyz671/
Gáhy671/
Nhgy671/
Hghy671/
Ghyt671/
Qqgy671/
Ncgy671/
Nkgy671/
Tgyd671/
Tgyh671/
Tdgy671/
Ccgy671/
Cggy671/
Cgyh671/
Cgyt671/
Dgyh671/
Ggay671/
Gghy671/
Ggyz671/
Goyh671/
Goyp671/
Gyzp671/
Gyzs671/
Gysz671/
Gycz671/
Gydt671/
Gyhd671/
Gyhz671/
Gkgy671/
Hggy671/
Hgyh671/
Hgyp671/
Hhgy671/
Kkgy671/
Kgay671/
Kggy671/
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Gy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻲky-
Gy in the Russian language
Гыgy-

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Gy
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