Jey Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Jey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India271:28,409,829361,298
United States201:18,122,947588,089
South Africa191:2,851,458109,033
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia131:2,268,78789,138
England111:5,065,278148,650
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Kenya51:9,235,98055,978
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
France31:22,140,907385,998
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Mauritius21:646,70813,517
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Jey (6,148) may also be a first name.

Jey Last Name Facts

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

Jey (Hindi: जेय, Marathi: जॉॅय, Oriya: େଜୟ, Tibetan: རྗེ་) occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Jey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jey? popularity and diffusion

Jey is the 1,300,225th most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. Jey is predominantly found in Asia, where 40 percent of Jey reside; 21 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 16 percent reside in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 84,340th most frequently used given name globally. It is borne by 6,148 people.

Jey is most widely held in India, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 28,409,829. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Andhra Pradesh, where 41 percent reside, Maharashtra, where 37 percent reside and Kerala, where 11 percent reside. Barring India this surname exists in 27 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 11 percent reside and South Africa, where 11 percent reside.

Jey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jey last name contracted 21 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Jey are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jey earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 57.72% more than the national average, earning R 374,808 per year; in United States they earn 28.15% more than the national average, earning $55,295 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.47% more than the national average, earning $60,848 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeya862,207/
Jeyi86753/
Jeys86247/
Jeye86170/
Jeyo8699/
Djey8644/
Tjey8633/
Ijey8624/
Jeey865/
Jiey864/
Jejy864/
Jeyd863/
Jeyu863/
Jeyt862/
Jyey862/
Jeyh861/
Je8012,744/
Jy80354/
Jeyid75554/
Djeya75539/
Jeyes75526/
Jeyed75505/
Djeye75238/
Jieya75114/
Djeyo7577/
Jehyo7535/
Jeyad7534/
Jeyat7525/
Jehya7524/
Jehye7520/
Jieyi7515/
Ijeyi7515/
Jeyoh7514/
Ijeya7513/
Jeeya7511/
Djeyh757/
Ojjey755/
Jehyi755/
Jeyas754/
Ojiey754/
Tjeya754/
Jeyos753/
Jeyah753/
Ojoey753/
Jeiyi752/
Jieye752/
Jheya751/
Jeeyo751/
Jejiy751/
Jieyd751/
Jeyis751/
Jahey751/
Djeiy751/
Ajhey751/
Tjeye751/
Jeyee751/
Jeyou751/
Jeiyo751/
Jeyoo751/
Ijeyo751/
Ijeye751/
Jeyeh751/
Jeyie751/
Ojhey751/
Shjey751/
Ajjey751/
Jeayi751/
Jheyo751/
Jihey751/
Jie67862,544/
Joy67209,343/
Joe6781,113/
Dje6763,982/
Jay6755,828/
Jee6740,984/
Sey6723,866/
Eje6715,484/
Hey6715,392/
Jue6710,218/
Eyi676,932/
Gey675,561/
Ije673,296/
Jer672,737/
Juy672,731/
Jae672,400/
Jeh671,834/
Jez671,364/
Zey671,206/
Jed671,168/
Jes67831/
Yey67813/
Jet67774/
Tje67751/
Jei67743/
Jeu67701/
Jya67475/
Jye67362/
Jea67350/
Jyo67251/
Eay67235/
Jep67227/
Cey67125/
Eoy6761/
Eey6755/
Jyh6753/
Jhe6739/
Djy6739/
Ehy6730/
Jäe6727/
Hje6721/
Djeyep6720/
Ejjeye6718/
Ješ6716/
Ajieye6715/
Eiy6713/
Jehyah6713/
Iey6711/
Jzy6711/
Jge6710/
Jze679/
Jyj679/
Jej678/
Jyß678/
Jhy678/
Jehyoh678/
Jejaya677/
Ejy676/
Jje676/
Xje676/
Jys675/
Ječ675/
Jyd675/
Hjy675/
Jehyeh675/
Jyp675/
Djeyed674/
Ejieyo674/
Ajgeiy674/
Jheyeh674/
Jyz674/
Djeyou673/
Jíe673/
Jjy673/
Jyt673/
Ijy673/
Tjy673/
Xjy673/
Zjy673/
Jeyoud672/
Eyy672/
Ajeayi672/
Ojieyi672/
Jeeyad672/
Jeyech672/
Zje672/
Jeeyod672/
Heijey671/
Jeyaph671/
Jeyash671/
Jhejiy671/
J'Eyed671/
J'Eyid671/
Djeyhe671/
Gajjey671/
Gaijey671/
Ojoeye671/
Jeyaya671/
Jieaye671/
Jieyep671/
Hojiey671/
Ijeuyi671/
Ijeyah671/
Ejheye671/
Ejieya671/
Jehyae671/
Jeeyot671/
Jheyss671/

Jey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jey in the Tibetan language
རྗེ་-
Jey in the Hindi language
जेयjeya-
Jey in the Oriya language
େଜୟejaya75
େଯୟeyaya25
Jey in the Marathi language
जॉॅयjoeya35.29
जेयjeya29.41
जॅयjeya23.53
जोेयjoeya11.76

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Footnotes

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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 Jey
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