Gye Surname

1,009,375th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 252 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Gye Surname Definition:

= Guy, q.v.

Gye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria771:2,300,55577,632
Australia461:586,86342,409
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England271:2,063,63279,942
North Korea161:1,569,81566
New Zealand121:377,36028,765
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Liberia61:734,75629,369
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
India51:153,413,076951,030
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England861:283,43519,633
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States611:823,25750,999

Gye (354) may also be a first name.

Gye Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Guy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From the Dutch, Guye; from the German, Goy; from the French, Gay; a personal name.

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

Gye Last Name Facts

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

Gye is found most in Nigeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Gye? popularity and diffusion

The last name Gye is the 1,009,375th most widely held last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 28,918,833 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 35 percent of Gye live; 35 percent live in West Africa and 31 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 463,079th most frequently held first name world-wide. It is borne by 354 people.

It is most widely held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 2,300,555. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Plateau, where 64 percent are found, Benue, where 12 percent are found and Kogi, where 12 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria this last name is found in 19 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Gye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gye has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name fell 49 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 69 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gye Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Gye last name is chiefly Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gye last name are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Gye earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 16.99% less than the national average, earning $35,819 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.83% less than the national average, earning $45,295 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Geye861,390/
Gyei8627/
Gyee8618/
Gyue8616/
Gyeh866/
Gyey864/
Gyeu863/
Gyie862/
Gyeo862/
Gywe861/
Gy80741/
Gyewu75422/
Gyoei7573/
Geyeo759/
Gyeye754/
Geyae752/
Gieye752/
Geyeh752/
Gyaye751/
Geyea751/
Geiye751/
Gyeih751/
Gyieh751/
Geyue751/
Geyie751/
Geyei751/
Geyoe750/
Gyi6768,081/
Gey675,561/
Gie673,167/
Gei671,004/
Gya67564/
Gyo67313/
Gyu6766/
Gyö6717/
Hgy678/
Wgy674/
Gyh674/
Gyy673/
Geiwye671/
Gyawea671/
Győ671/
Vangye671/

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