Pevy Surname

713,660th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 410 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Pevy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pevy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Australia1201:224,96421,387
England661:844,21344,691
New Zealand91:503,14733,029
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Pevy (132) may also be a first name.

Pevy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pevy is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Pevy.

How Common Is The Last Name Pevy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pevy is the 713,660th most frequent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 17,774,502 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Pevy are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Pevy is also the 807,735th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 132 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States Pevy is most prevalent in: Florida, where 35 percent reside, Louisiana, where 21 percent reside and California, where 15 percent reside. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 12 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 29 percent reside and England, where 16 percent reside.

Pevy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pevy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Pevy surname expanded 166 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 413 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Pevy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those holding the Pevy surname are 40.27% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 87.04% being registered with the party.

Pevy earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.95% less than the national average, earning $40,583 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peavy896,296/
Peevy891,199/
Pevey891,116/
Pevay8917/
Phevy894/
Peviy891/
Pievy890/
Pevoy890/
Peavey802,639/
Peevey80586/
Peavoy80316/
Peavay801/
Peyvyd801/
Pievey800/
Peivey800/
Peve751,462/
Pevi75263/
Peby7531/
Pevé752/
Pjvy751/
Pivy751/
Pewy751/
Peeva676,177/
Pever672,739/
Peves67929/
Pheby67538/
Pieve67452/
Pebay67308/
Pevez67216/
Pevet67185/
Pevie67136/
Peywa6784/
Pevii6742/
Pevee6735/
Peyve6732/
Peava6729/
Pevis6725/
Pevai6724/
Pesve6723/
Pevhi6711/
Pievi679/
Pevée679/
Pfeve679/
Pejby678/
Peaby677/
Phevi676/
Pewey675/
Pempy674/
Peiva674/
Pivey674/
Paivy673/
Piwey673/
Peyva672/
Peeve672/
Pivoy672/
Pieby671/
Pebyi671/
Peeby671/
Peivi671/
Pevaj671/
Pevit671/
Pibey671/
Peyba671/
Petby671/
Peviz671/
Peyvi671/
Pheve671/
Peavi671/
Pivay671/
Pebey671/
Pevei671/
Pevio670/
Peave670/

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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 Pevy
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