Needy Surname

551,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 579 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iran

Needy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Needy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4571:793,12761,249
Iran1051:731,26237,809
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
England21:27,859,030389,889
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1181:425,58231,158

Needy (283) may also be a first name.

Needy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Needy is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Needy.

How Common Is The Last Name Needy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 551,387th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,586,435 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 79 percent of Needy live; 79 percent live in North America and 79 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 526,385th most widespread given name at a global level. It is borne by 283 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 457 people, or 1 in 793,127. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Maryland, where 19 percent live, Missouri, where 17 percent live and Kentucky, where 15 percent live. Barring The United States this surname exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 18 percent live and Egypt, where 1 percent live.

Needy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Needy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Needy last name grew 387 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Needy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Needy last name are 29.26% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.03% registered to vote for the political party.

Needy earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 2.76% less than the national average, earning $41,959 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gneedy9110/
Hneedy914/
Needey910/
Nedy89815/
Naheedy8315/
Gnedy80677/
Nedey80281/
Neddy80221/
Needi80158/
Neede80116/
Neidy80100/
Needa8037/
Nedyd8028/
Nedyi8018/
Niedy808/
Nedhy806/
Neady805/
Nediy804/
Neudy804/
Hnedy804/
Nedoy803/
Neday803/
Naedy802/
Neydy802/
Neded802/
Nesdy801/
Nedys801/
Gnedoy73383/
Needer73192/
Nedday73170/
Needes73146/
Needhi7359/
Nedaya7315/
Nejady7312/
Hneidy736/
Nedych736/
Needis735/
Hnedey734/
Needed733/
Neaded732/
Najedy732/
Nedeed732/
Gneidy731/
Nideed731/
Needoa731/
Nieddy731/
Ngeede731/
Neddey731/
Neidys731/
Nneede731/
Nodeey731/
Needee731/
Hneeda731/
Needha731/
Nadeey731/
Nedead731/
Neuday730/
Naeddy730/
Nady6729,403/
Nedi6711,960/
Nody6710,981/
Neda676,468/
Nede67217/
Nidy67141/
Gnedysh6770/
Hnedych6749/
Hnedysh6722/
Geenedy6721/
Nejadiy6719/
Needhee6711/
Ngouedy679/
Najeeda675/
Nejiday674/
Nejaday674/
Navediy673/
Naweeda673/
H'Neidy672/
Ngedaya671/
Nayeedi671/
Nydy671/
Nayeeda671/
Naweede671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Needy
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