Idy Surname

220,331st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,854 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Idy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Idy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1,0611:166,95810,395
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
DR Congo1501:492,53039,325
United States891:4,072,572219,877
Mauritania881:46,5333,461
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Benin191:543,97934,804
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
France101:6,642,272293,169
Brazil91:23,786,037375,389
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Kyrgyzstan41:1,493,16471,188
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
China21:683,660,78330,601
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Macau11:601,6301,582
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
England11:55,718,059489,080
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Idy (9,545) may also be a first name.

Idy Last Name Facts

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

Idy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺇﻳﺪﻱ) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Idy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 220,331st most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,930,715 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Idy are found; 65 percent are found in West Africa and 58 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 63,232nd most frequently used first name worldwide, borne by 9,545 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 1,061 people, or 1 in 166,958. In Nigeria Idy is most frequent in: Delta, where 100 percent are found, Kogi, where 0 percent are found and Rivers, where 0 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Idy occurs in 32 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 18 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 8 percent are found.

Idy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Idy has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Idy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Christian (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Idy surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 84.62% being registered with the party.

Idy earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,612 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Iddy8623,999/
Eidy862,770/
Aidy86911/
Hidy86697/
Idoy86540/
Iday86257/
Idyo86242/
Idey8692/
Jidy8638/
Gidy8610/
Iduy867/
Idiy863/
Idyh863/
Idyp862/
Ihdy862/
Isdy861/
Iedy861/
Idyi861/
Idys861/
Idhy861/
Oidy861/
Yidy861/
Ijdy861/
Gidey7573,987/
Giday7519,633/
Hiday758,923/
Jidiy752,768/
Idaya752,144/
Giddy751,244/
Oiday751,205/
Haidy751,109/
Jiday75304/
Heidy75294/
Hidey75266/
Gidiy75163/
Aiday75120/
Aidiy75110/
Idhay7578/
Uiday7571/
Eiday7526/
Eidys7518/
Hidiy7517/
Jidey7514/
Idday7514/
Gidoy7512/
Jiddy7511/
Gaidy7511/
Iduyt759/
Aidhy757/
Hiddy756/
Hoidy756/
Jidyi755/
Hidoy755/
Gidhy754/
Ijdey753/
Ghidy753/
Hiedy752/
Isday752/
Eiddy752/
Eidyi752/
Aaidy752/
Yidey752/
Iddey752/
Oidey752/
Aidey752/
Itday751/
Idoyt751/
Idych751/
Ieddy751/
Uidey751/
Idioy751/
Gidyo751/
Iodyi751/
Idyoh751/
Idhoy751/
Aiddy751/
Idahy751/
Hiody751/
Ihdey750/
Huidy750/
Idi67304,971/
Ida67236,346/
Ide67155,606/
Gidhay6711,240/
Edy6710,411/
Ghiday672,353/
Udy672,069/
Gihdey671,771/
Giddey67376/
Aidhay67354/
Goiday67224/
Gidaya67204/
Uidhay67175/
Jdy67167/
Idé67149/
Gaiday6788/
Haiday6788/
Huiday6781/
Haidys6780/
Hidayt6739/
Oidhay6735/
Gidday6728/
Haidey6720/
Ydy6719/
Oidaya6713/
Hidayh679/
Jidaya678/
Gaidiy678/
Hoiday678/
Haiddy676/
Aidaya675/
Idj675/
Idhaya674/
Aidhiy674/
Eggidy674/
Gaidey673/
Aidahy672/
Heidys672/
Iddaya671/
Hieday671/
Hisday671/
D'Iddy671/
Giddyy671/
Aisday671/
Aiddiy671/
Idaaya671/
Idê671/
Idá671/
Hiddey671/
Hoidys671/
Heiddy671/
Haidyś671/
Aisdoy671/
Haidyi671/
Idouyi671/
Heidey670/

Idy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Idy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺇﻳﺪﻱaydy19.4
ﻋﻴﺪﻱydy18.91
ﺍﻳﺪﻱaydy18.41
ﺇﺩﻱady16.92
ﺍﺩﻱady12.44
ﺍﻳﺪﻯaydy5.47
ﻋﻴﺪﻯydy2.99
ﺍﺩﻯady1.99
ﺃﺩﻱady1
ﺇﺩﻯady0.5
ﺃﻳﺪﻱaydy0.5
ﺇﻳﺪﻯaydy0.5
ﺍﻟﺪﻱaldy0.5

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Idy
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