Passy Surname

149,994th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,943 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Congo
Highest density in:
Congo

Passy Surname Definition:

Variant of Pacy, from Pacy-sur-Eure. Paciacum in 1195 and was Passy in 1356.

Passy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Congo1,0381:4,806775
DR Congo7321:100,92811,306
Gabon3031:6,2351,152
United States1871:1,938,283125,322
India1341:5,724,369136,722
France1251:531,38273,029
Indonesia1151:1,149,99382,063
Israel671:127,72613,864
Brazil391:5,489,085137,424
Angola361:749,7002,649
Mexico211:5,910,77231,438
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
England131:4,286,005132,302
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Rwanda91:1,262,7752,632
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Liberia71:629,79127,063
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Senegal21:7,289,6718,117
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tonga11:107,313791
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Central African Republic11:4,515,3901,196
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Passy (18,171) may also be a first name.

Passy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Variant of Pacy, from Pacy-sur-Eure. Paciacum in 1195 and was Passy in 1356.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Passy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Passy (Hindi: पश्श्या) is found in The Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Passy click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Passy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Passy is the 149,994th most widely held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,476,230 people. The last name Passy occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Passy reside; 71 percent reside in Central Africa and 71 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. Passy is also the 40,546th most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 18,171 people.

The surname Passy is most frequently occurring in The Congo, where it is held by 1,038 people, or 1 in 4,806. In The Congo Passy is mostly concentrated in: Pointe-Noire Department, where 55 percent live, Brazzaville Department, where 40 percent live and Cuvette-Ouest Department, where 3 percent live. Outside of The Congo this surname is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 25 percent live and Gabon, where 10 percent live.

Passy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Passy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Passy last name increased 1,039 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 61 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Passy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Passy surname are 14.21% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 67.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Passy earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 37.95% more than the national average, earning $59,525 USD per year and in Canada they earn 47.71% more than the national average, earning $73,386 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Passey913,526/
Passay91206/
Passoy9132/
Passuy919/
Passiy912/
Passyo912/
Peassy911/
Phassy911/
Paussy911/
Pasy89196/
Passays8370/
Passaya832/
Paissey831/
Passy's831/
Passi8012,871/
Pasay8010,895/
Passe809,693/
Passa804,464/
Pessy80849/
Pasuy80664/
Pasis80387/
Pasoy80137/
Possy80129/
Pasiy8092/
Pasyo8090/
Patsy8062/
Pasey8037/
Pasyi8034/
Pases8032/
Passé8016/
Pascy8016/
Peasy8015/
Paisy8013/
Pashy8013/
Pausy809/
Phasy808/
Passè802/
Pasyd801/
Pasjs801/
Paszy801/
Paesy800/
Passet731,751/
Patsis731,692/
Passer73959/
Pessey73776/
Paysse73481/
Patsey73352/
Patsay73276/
Pasisz73257/
Peasey73236/
Poissy73233/
Passio73221/
Poussy73220/
Phasey73212/
Paisey73197/
Paisis73166/
Passes73134/
Passee73133/
Passie73130/
Pasaya73110/
Paasse73107/
Paises73106/
Pausey73100/
Paschy7383/
Paisse7377/
Pasies7374/
Pashis7374/
Pasych7374/
Paussa7365/
Passha7360/
Paissi7354/
Passed7348/
Phasay7345/
Patsyi7345/
Pashay7344/
Passis7341/
Poessy7338/
Pasois7334/
Passiz7330/
Phasis7329/
Pessay7329/
Passoa7327/
Possey7324/
Paissa7324/
Passeh7323/
Paisay7320/
Ppasis7320/
Passea7319/
Passez7317/
Passai7315/
Peasse7313/
Pasiay7313/
Pausse7312/
Peyssy7312/
Passoi7312/
Payssé7310/
Pasayt739/
Pessyh739/
Pashyo738/
Phaysy738/
Patshy737/
Paussi737/
Pasaiy737/
Pasuis737/
Patsuy734/
Phases734/
Paisys734/
Phaisy734/
Pashys734/
Passit733/
Patses733/
Pascis733/
Payssa733/
Passeu733/
Passée733/
Pashyi733/
Pasish732/
Pashsa732/
Paasis732/
Païssé732/
Peases732/
Pasais732/
Païsse732/
Passoj732/
Pauses732/
Peassi732/
Phasuy732/
Passhi731/
Pasgey731/
Pashiy731/
Pashsi731/
Phasiy731/
Paascy731/
Pasauy731/
Passaa731/
Paessi731/
Pasces731/
Pausoy731/
Paysis731/
Païssa731/
Passaj731/
Passui731/
Pasxoy731/
Pasysz731/
Pasgay731/
Pashoy731/
Padsay731/
Paasoy731/
Phassa731/
Phossy731/
Paisoy731/
Paesuy731/
Pheasy730/
Pashey730/
Pattsy730/
Paesse730/
Paesey730/
Peussy730/
Pasi67118,493/
Pasa6764,504/
Pase674,494/
Posy67542/
Passaia67529/
Pheasey67452/
Pacy67322/
Patseas67221/
Pausits67112/
Patsais6796/
Pesy6786/
Passett6745/
Paxy6733/
Peashey6732/
Peasseu6729/
Paussoi6724/
Paissis6721/
Phaisey6713/
Paissio6710/
Paschis679/
Pashych679/
Pazy679/
Pausset675/
Passehr674/
Pasă674/
Passoit673/
Pahasyi673/
Pasches672/
Passais672/
Pashsha672/
Passoid672/
Phaisay672/
Peasser671/
Patsies671/
Patsois671/
Pashaya671/
Pashesh671/
Pashish671/
Payssee671/
Phessey671/
Passaih671/
Paysaya671/
Pazsgay671/
Passich671/
Pasaaya671/
Ppassoa671/
Pashaiy671/
Phaysuy671/
Pashyts671/
Phaysey670/
Pheasay670/
Peussey670/
Poissey670/
Poussey670/
Pausser670/
Poessey670/
Pachess670/

Passy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Passy in the Hindi language
पश्श्याpassya-

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