Judy Surname

19,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28,685 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iraq

Judy Surname User-submission:

Judy is a variant of the original Swiss name, Tschudi, from the Latin, Judex, meaning 'perfect' or 'good'.

Judy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,9921:32,9754,118
Iraq8,2581:4,241435
Iran4,9021:15,6642,048
New Zealand9061:4,998807
Egypt7931:115,9349,519
Australia5241:51,5196,372
Kenya3801:121,52610,163
Lebanon2851:19,7792,420
Palestine2321:19,6073,148
Israel1961:43,6615,895
Canada1441:255,87224,214
India1211:6,339,383145,676
China1101:12,430,196747
Jordan911:97,1706,994
Papua New Guinea841:97,06813,033
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Indonesia721:1,836,794117,778
Malaysia671:440,21222,576
Singapore641:86,0583,478
Philippines611:1,659,643109,715
Liberia541:81,6406,796
England501:1,114,36153,243
Austria201:425,77243,235
Botswana171:128,64318,229
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Germany141:5,750,390205,224
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Solomon Islands101:58,00311,702
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Hong Kong81:916,9354,774
Ireland51:941,78816,185
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
South Korea41:12,810,0642,073
Trinidad and Tobago31:454,65814,297
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Marshall Islands21:25,9101,967
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,6281:30,8473,725

Judy (1,012,286) may also be a first name.

Judy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Judy is a variant of the original Swiss name, Tschudi, from the Latin, Judex, meaning 'perfect' or 'good'.

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Judy Last Name Facts

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

Judy (Hindi: जुडी, Marathi: जुडय, Oriya: ଜୁଡୀ) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Judy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 19,171st most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 254,054 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 51 percent of Judy are found; 39 percent are found in North America and 39 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 879th most frequently used forename in the world, held by 1,012,286 people.

The last name Judy is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 10,992 people, or 1 in 32,975. In The United States it is most common in: Ohio, where 7 percent reside, California, where 7 percent reside and South Carolina, where 7 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in 84 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 29 percent reside and Iran, where 17 percent reside.

Judy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Judy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Judy last name rose 675 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Judy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Sunni (79%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Judy surname are 19.88% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.65% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Judy earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.19% less than the national average, earning $41,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.24% less than the national average, earning $38,139 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeudy8922,512/
Juday89778/
Joudy89521/
Juddy89105/
Judys8949/
Jaudy8935/
Judiy8929/
Judey8923/
Judyo8923/
Djudy8919/
Judyt892/
Jyudy891/
Juhdy891/
Jhudy891/
Juidy890/
Juduy890/
Judaya801,594/
Djoudy8012/
Judgey805/
Jusday805/
Judgay803/
Jyudiy801/
Jaudey801/
Jeuduy801/
Jauday801/
Jeuday801/
Jeudiy801/
Jheudy801/
Jhudyo801/
Judday801/
Juiday801/
Judaiy801/
Judyoh801/
Jude7538,314/
Jody756,378/
Juda755,749/
Judi752,649/
Hudy751,687/
Sudy751,159/
Yudy75246/
Zudy7543/
Cudy7521/
Judá7514/
Iudy7512/
Judé754/
Judj753/
Jódy751/
Judä751/
Jouda6780,854/
Judge6735,977/
Chudy677,825/
Jeudi675,935/
Cuddy675,451/
Suday672,939/
Huddy671,931/
Joudi671,901/
Saudy671,683/
Judeh671,577/
Juhdi671,373/
Judit67780/
Judez67693/
Joody67576/
Jauda67563/
Judet67503/
Suddy67487/
Judee67487/
Judes67461/
Judda67397/
Judai67382/
Judea67356/
Sudoy67354/
Judis67331/
Jeude67292/
Jaudi67278/
Houdy67225/
Ujudi67172/
Judha67162/
Judde67152/
Djudi67143/
Joday67138/
Hudyi67125/
Cudey67114/
Juudi67107/
Hudey67100/
Jusdi6799/
Huday6786/
Haudy6778/
Suudy6768/
Hudys6753/
Joude6752/
Juide6751/
Judeu6748/
Juddi6748/
Djude6747/
Judhi6743/
Juidi6742/
Cudoy6740/
Yudys6739/
Judie6738/
Judio6735/
Yusdy6733/
Yudyp6732/
Ujude6729/
Sudey6726/
Jaude6725/
Cuday6724/
Yuddy6723/
Khudy6722/
Juida6722/
Hudiy6721/
Ojude6719/
Judih6719/
Jeuda6718/
Hiudy6715/
Juder6714/
Jhude6714/
Youdy6713/
Suidy6713/
Joddy6712/
Jiudi6712/
Judje6711/
Ejudi6711/
Zaudy6710/
Judei678/
Judiz678/
Judid678/
Jhody677/
Jhuda677/
Ijuda676/
Jyudi676/
Sudhy676/
Judeţ676/
Jodey675/
Judaa675/
Judaj675/
Jyude674/
Jhudi674/
Jusde674/
Žudys674/
Judej673/
Ehudy673/
Ojuda673/
Ijude673/
Ejude673/
Zuday673/
Zudys673/
Ujuda673/
Ojudi673/
Seudy672/
Județ672/
Juude672/
Yudyi672/
Yhudy672/
Jiuda672/
Jodoy671/
Joduy671/
Judhe671/
Iudhy671/
Cudhy671/
Giudy671/
Yuday671/
Juded671/
Ejuda671/
Judeå671/
Judée671/
Ojhauday671/
Scudy671/
Hudoy671/
Judep671/
Cudyi671/
Sgudy671/
Yudyh671/
Yudyy671/
Jodhy671/
Judip671/
Hyudy671/
Juyde670/
Juydi670/
Huidy670/

Judy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Judy in the Oriya language
ଜୁଡୀjudi-
Judy in the Marathi language
जुडयjudaya-
Judy in the Hindi language
जुडीjudi60
जूडीjudi40

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