Nancy Surname

35,676th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,802 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Seychelles

Nancy Surname User-submission:

1. French origin, A habitational name for a person who came from the city of Nancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. 2. Cornish origin, A variant of the surname 'Nance', derived from the Cornish word 'nans,' meaning 'valley'

Nancy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,9641:122,28713,044
Bangladesh1,5321:104,0194,444
Kenya1,4261:32,3843,532
Nigeria1,3271:133,4918,647
Egypt1,2811:71,7696,590
France1,1811:56,2437,481
Ghana7621:35,4604,134
India7301:1,050,77443,743
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Papua New Guinea4761:17,1301,712
Indonesia3331:397,14533,722
Canada2281:161,60316,308
New Zealand2271:19,9493,510
Dominican Republic1851:56,3942,803
Botswana1541:14,2012,743
Australia1291:209,26920,284
Cameroon1161:179,04418,906
Singapore1111:49,6191,908
Malaysia1051:280,89715,562
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Belgium791:145,52720,575
Seychelles701:1,320306
DR Congo621:1,191,60673,277
Uganda621:629,66632,895
England501:1,114,36153,243
Liberia501:88,1717,231
Brazil421:5,097,008130,362
Mexico401:3,103,15523,265
South Africa391:1,389,17274,222
Haiti331:323,75510,333
Mauritius331:39,1947,252
Netherlands311:544,74849,659
Solomon Islands201:29,0015,821
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
Ireland171:276,9969,887
Thailand171:4,155,197336,594
Pakistan161:11,165,24351,703
Ivory Coast141:1,647,94532,915
China121:113,943,4645,994
Scotland121:446,15118,166
Germany111:7,318,678235,042
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Colombia101:4,777,40717,975
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
Wales101:309,45316,869
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Puerto Rico81:443,7673,219
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
American Samoa61:9,2931,961
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Bolivia51:2,123,2876,830
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Iceland41:95,0224,787
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Costa Rica31:1,593,3568,177
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Brunei21:209,3663,098
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cape Verde11:529,6426,792
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Nancy (3,452,918) may also be a first name.

Nancy Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

1. French origin, A habitational name for a person who came from the city of Nancy in Meurthe-et-Moselle, France. 2. Cornish origin, A variant of the surname 'Nance', derived from the Cornish word 'nans,' meaning 'valley'

- ethantownsend

Nancy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nancy (Arabic: نانسى, Hindi: नैन्सी, Marathi: नाच्य) is most common in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nancy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 35,676th most frequent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 492,335 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 40 percent of Nancy are found; 19 percent are found in North America and 18 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Nancy is also the 123rd most frequently held forename internationally. It is borne by 3,452,918 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 2,964 people, or 1 in 122,287. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 12 percent reside, New York, where 7 percent reside and Florida, where 6 percent reside. Apart from The United States Nancy is found in 111 countries. It is also common in Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside and Kenya, where 10 percent reside.

Nancy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nancy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nancy surname expanded 3,293 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 227 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 850 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 1,200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nancy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (97%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Nancy last name are 5.83% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 52.6% registered with the party.

The amount Nancy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 46.35% less than the national average, earning S/. 10,400 per year; in South Africa they earn 95.73% less than the national average, earning R 10,152 per year; in Colombia they earn 11.73% less than the national average, earning $20,039,300 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.47% less than the national average, earning $39,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.09% less than the national average, earning $42,185 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nancey91304/
Nancay91162/
Nanchy9129/
Naincy919/
Nandcy918/
Nanncy912/
Nancoy911/
Nanchyt839/
Nanchoy831/
Nanchay831/
Nanscoy830/
Nance8032,996/
Nanci801,038/
Nanca80618/
Nansy80277/
Nanjy8010/
Nanzy808/
Noncy801/
Nanche73944/
Nanchi73572/
Nancis73104/
Nances7339/
Ngance7322/
Nancer7315/
Nansey7310/
Nancet739/
Nanjay738/
Nandjy738/
Nangey738/
Nancie737/
Nansay736/
Neance736/
Gnance735/
Nnanci734/
Ngansy733/
Nhanca733/
Nanced733/
Nancej733/
Namnzy732/
Nhanci732/
Naanci732/
Nahnce732/
Nancee732/
Nancea731/
Nannce731/
Nancai731/
Noncay731/
Nanzay731/
Nancaa731/
Nancii731/
Nanczi731/
Nanzey731/
Nantzy730/
Naanchaya711/
Nanchai671,194/
Nganche6780/
Nahanci6777/
Nganchi6753/
Nanzaya6748/
Nanchip6743/
Nanchit6741/
Nanchez6738/
Nancett6727/
Nancies6712/
Nnanchi6712/
Nandjuy6711/
Nanches6710/
Nantchi679/
Nanched678/
Nahance678/
Nanchet677/
Nanchiz675/
Nantche674/
Nanchea673/
Nancher673/
Nahantchyi672/
Naanchi672/
Nanjech671/
Nhanche671/
Nouncey671/
Nansaya671/
Namchay671/
Nanchsi671/
Gnanchi671/
Gnangey671/
Namnchi671/
Nandjey671/
Nancheh671/
Namchuy671/
Nahnchi671/
Nanchii671/
Nanchee671/
Nancsie671/
Ngansyo671/
Nganzey671/
Nonceys670/
Nannsey670/
Nahansy670/

Nancy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nancy in the Hindi language
नैन्सीnainsi75.91
नैनसीnainasi24.09
Nancy in the Marathi language
नाच्यnacya66.67
नाचीnaci11.11
ननnana11.11
नाच्याnacya11.11
Nancy in the Arabic language
نانسىnansy-
ننسيnnsy-
نانسيnansy-

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