Gyi Surname

8,367th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 68,081 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Myanmar
Highest density in:
Myanmar

Gyi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gyi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Myanmar67,4151:77093
United States1461:2,482,595151,840
Hong Kong1271:57,7601,031
Singapore1161:47,4801,839
United Arab Emirates721:127,25410,508
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
Australia281:964,13257,058
England231:2,422,52489,093
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
India121:63,922,115578,870
Russia101:14,412,306394,810
Japan91:14,204,92146,388
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Sri Lanka91:2,312,0629,186
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
China71:195,331,65210,124
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Brunei41:104,6832,048
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Gyi (8,474) may also be a first name.

Gyi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Gyi (Arabic: جيي, Hindi: ज्ञी) is borne by more people in Myanmar than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gyi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Gyi is the 8,367th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 107,042 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Gyi are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 99 percent are found in Burmo-Asia. It is also the 68,464th most commonly held given name worldwide. It is borne by 8,474 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Myanmar, where it is carried by 67,415 people, or 1 in 770. Apart from Myanmar this surname occurs in 37 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 0 percent are found and Hong Kong, where 0 percent are found.

Gyi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Gyi surname are 14.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.86% being registered with the party.

The amount Gyi earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 7.08% more than the national average, earning $46,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.85% less than the national average, earning $41,311 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gi8011,289/
Gy80741/
Gohyi7522/
Gehyi756/
Gui67477,894/
Gai67366,958/
Guy67110,005/
Gay6788,569/
Goi6711,438/
Goy6710,657/
Ngi676,056/
Gey675,561/
Gis673,552/
Gie673,167/
Ghi672,725/
Git672,398/
Gip671,507/
Gys671,178/
Gid671,159/
Giz67975/
Gii67384/
Gih67124/
Ggi6741/
Vangyi6738/
Ghooyi6735/
Giy6719/
Gyt6716/
Gyß6715/
Ghy6714/
Kgy6713/
Kgi6711/
Ggy6711/
Ngouyi6711/
Ngahyi679/
Hgy678/
Cgy678/
Hgi678/
Cgi677/
Gyp677/
Giß677/
Qgi676/
Gyz676/
Gáy674/
Gyh674/
Gyy673/
Gyd673/
Giş673/
Gói672/
Giø672/
Nqgeyi671/
Gối671/
Güy671/
Gùy671/
Qgy671/
Győ671/
Ǚgi671/
Giś671/
Gië671/

Gyi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gyi in the Hindi language
ज्ञीjni-
Gyi in the Arabic language
جييjyy-

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Gyi
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