My Surname

3,762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149,098 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

My Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

My Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam75,5071:1,227111
Myanmar37,6731:1,379122
Afghanistan10,3181:3,116333
Pakistan5,7321:31,1661,528
Saudi Arabia5,4461:5,666787
Egypt3,2031:28,7033,146
Indonesia2,7171:48,6755,469
Italy9841:62,15111,107
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
United Arab Emirates8851:10,3531,292
Morocco8521:40,4656,572
India7651:1,002,70042,307
United States6281:577,16447,275
France4751:139,83721,514
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Iran2391:321,26622,175
Oman2331:15,8281,643
Malaysia2171:135,9188,701
Ivory Coast1851:124,7096,107
Thailand1841:383,90467,401
Hong Kong1411:52,025927
England1371:406,70127,895
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Qatar941:25,0852,628
Australia841:321,37727,634
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
China711:19,258,0501,087
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Brazil501:4,281,487114,765
Ethiopia491:1,990,7408,024
South Africa471:1,152,71766,933
Nigeria331:5,367,962136,856
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Taiwan281:837,3125,934
Germany271:2,981,684140,707
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Angola251:1,079,5693,117
Belgium241:479,02747,365
Mexico221:5,642,10030,806
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Switzerland171:483,11334,678
Laos161:411,770354
Israel141:611,26042,949
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Japan121:10,653,69145,407
Philippines121:8,436,519202,133
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Libya91:693,7751,982
South Korea91:5,693,362993
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Cambodia81:1,935,8937,100
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Mauritania71:584,98020,004
Norway61:857,04855,549
Romania61:3,346,31256,696
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Bahamas41:97,9381,027
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Guatemala41:4,020,6677,726
Mongolia41:706,32211,365
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Sri Lanka41:5,202,14012,146
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
New Zealand31:1,509,44147,971
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Guyana21:381,11013,532
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Lithuania21:1,517,29435,813
Nepal21:14,240,47817,812
Saint Lucia21:89,3902,918
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

My (668,606) may also be a first name.

My Last Name Facts

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

The last name My (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻣﻲ) is found in Vietnam more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name My? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,762nd most commonly used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 48,878 people. My is primarily found in Asia, where 95 percent of My live; 53 percent live in Southeast Asia and 51 percent live in Viet-Asia. My is also the 1,460th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 668,606 people.

It is most commonly held in Vietnam, where it is held by 75,507 people, or 1 in 1,227. In Vietnam it is primarily concentrated in: Southeast, where 31 percent are found, Mekong River Delta, where 23 percent are found and Red River Delta, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Vietnam this surname occurs in 142 countries. It is also found in Myanmar, where 25 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 7 percent are found.

My Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of My has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 3,305 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 13,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

My Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Orthodox (83%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the My last name are 2.91% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 56.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount My earn in different countries varies notably. In Italy they earn 11.8% more than the national average, earning €33,573 per year; in Vietnam they earn 0.44% less than the national average, earning 82,080,800 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,090 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.73% less than the national average, earning $47,333 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
May801,051,639/
Myo80198,830/
Moy8036,869/
Mey8012,723/
Miy8011,945/
Muy8011,358/
Mys805,830/
Myt80568/
Myz80546/
Hmy80318/
Myd80231/
Myp80127/
Myh8080/
Máy8075/
Myy8066/
Myi8023/
Mhy8015/
Mmy8010/
Maya67273,718/
Mays6767,434/
Mohy6731,761/
Mahy677,641/
Mooy673,558/
Meys672,318/
Myts672,152/
Mayz672,015/
Maay671,721/
Muys671,687/
Mouy671,011/
Moyd67745/
Mysh67731/
Moys67558/
Meyd67216/
Mych67213/
Maiy67199/
Moiy67162/
Mauy67132/
Moyt67115/
Muhy6779/
Mayd6744/
Måøy6744/
Miey6736/
Moyp6735/
Meyh6734/
Muoy6734/
M'My6729/
Myss6727/
Mhay6717/
Mycz6716/
Muyt6714/
Hmay6710/
Myoa6710/
Myoy6710/
Mgoy678/
Mayt678/
Mytt677/
Mayp676/
Mayh676/
Muiy676/
Mgay675/
Moyš675/
Meyt674/
Meyz674/
Myoj672/
Mhys672/
Hmey672/
Meey672/
Mmay672/
Mmey672/
Meyß672/
Myjs672/
Hmyo672/
Myht671/
M'Ey671/
Hmyy671/
Hmyh671/
Myhp671/
Mhoy671/
Moyj671/
Moyz671/
Máày671/
Hmyd671/
Mayj671/
Mytd671/
Mytp671/
Mydz671/
Hhmy671/
Muyd671/
Muyj671/
Muuy671/
Mmiy671/
Mmyp671/
Mmyy671/
Meyp671/
Mhyz671/
Myst670/
Hmys670/

My Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
My in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻣﻲamy71.43
ﺍﻣﻰamy14.29
ﻣﻲmy14.29

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