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Where Does The Last Name Joy Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Joy (Arabic: جوى, Bengali: জয়, Hindi: जोय, Marathi: जॉय, Oriya: ଜୟ) is most common in Bangladesh. It can be rendered as: Jóý. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Joy? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 2,659^th most numerous surname world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 34,812 people. The surname Joy is predominantly found in Asia, where 79 percent of Joy are found; 68 percent are found in South Asia and 51 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Joy is also the 512^th most frequent forename worldwide, borne by 1,461,703 people.

Joy is most commonly held in Bangladesh, where it is held by 105,258 people, or 1 in 1,514. Barring Bangladesh Joy occurs in 155 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 9 percent reside.

Joy Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Joy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Joy surname increased 510 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it increased 124 percent between 1901 and 2014; in Wales it increased 438 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 1,093 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Joy Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Joy surname is principally Catholic (90%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya, Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon and Christian (95%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those holding the Joy last name are 8.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Joy earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 22.86% more than the national average, earning 425,188 kr per year; in Peru they earn 28.03% more than the national average, earning S/. 24,818 per year; in South Africa they earn 1.16% more than the national average, earning R 240,396 per year; in United States they earn 1.7% more than the national average, earning $43,883 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.94% more than the national average, earning $52,634 CAD per year.