Pey Surname

128,008th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,542 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Falkland Islands

Pey Surname Definition:

Probably from St. Pega. Mainly of Co. Kilkenny, e.g. five of the name outlawed as Jacobites all from Co. Kilkenny

Pey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7231:91,87113,250
Iran6811:112,75010,713
Spain4951:94,4497,847
Cambodia4631:33,4501,586
Indonesia1831:722,67355,771
Malaysia1251:235,95413,459
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Philippines1031:982,89585,295
Turkey791:985,08144,945
India691:11,116,890206,545
Germany661:1,219,78078,810
Argentina571:749,88450,572
Ivory Coast511:452,37714,862
England481:1,160,79354,689
Russia301:4,804,102217,805
South Africa251:2,167,10894,352
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Netherlands171:993,36365,241
Singapore131:423,66918,211
China121:113,943,4645,994
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Andorra101:8,3841,259
Hungary91:1,090,69749,203
South Sudan91:1,268,3421,210
Chile71:2,516,63933,195
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Mexico71:17,732,31550,495
Wales41:773,63329,106
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
New Caledonia41:69,0566,678
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Bhutan11:616,0391,715
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

Pey (4,933) may also be a first name.

Pey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably from St. Pega. Mainly of Co. Kilkenny, e.g. five of the name outlawed as Jacobites all from Co. Kilkenny

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Pey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pey (Hindi: पेय, Marathi: पेय, Oriya: େପୟ, Russian: Пей, Tibetan: དཔལ།) is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Pey is the 128,008th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,057,466 people. The last name Pey occurs predominantly in Asia, where 48 percent of Pey reside; 26 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 20 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Pey is also the 97,025th most prevalent first name on earth. It is borne by 4,933 people.

The last name Pey is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 723 people, or 1 in 91,871. In France it is mostly found in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 26 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 26 percent are found and Occitanie, where 23 percent are found. Apart from France it exists in 65 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 19 percent are found and Spain, where 14 percent are found.

Pey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Pey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 369 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Pey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Pey surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% registered with the party.

The amount Pey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 17.1% less than the national average, earning R 197,004 per year and in United States they earn 0.63% more than the national average, earning $43,421 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peya868,073/
Peyi861,376/
Peys86737/
Phey86454/
Peyo86229/
Peyu86171/
Peye86161/
Peyz8612/
Pejy865/
Peuy864/
Piey863/
Peyt863/
Peyh862/
Peyé861/
Peyj861/
Vpey861/
Peey860/
Pe80121,917/
Py806,910/
Peyou75853/
Peyas75742/
Peych75373/
Peysh75121/
Peyap7594/
Peytz7576/
Peyop7570/
Peyis7569/
Peyes7565/
Peyoh7549/
Peyus7544/
Peyed7541/
Peiyo7529/
Peyau7528/
Peyah7526/
Peyad7525/
Peyha7524/
Peyot7520/
Pieya7518/
Peyat7515/
Peyid7515/
Peyts7512/
Pheyi7511/
Peyuh7510/
Pahey7510/
Pheuy758/
Peeya758/
Peyiç756/
Peyyi754/
Peyos754/
Peyez753/
Peyit753/
Pheye752/
Pheyo752/
Peyet752/
Pieye752/
Pheya752/
Pheey752/
Bpoey751/
Peeys751/
Pheys751/
Peyee751/
Peyst751/
Peyie751/
Peyaz751/
Peyeh751/
Peyiz751/
Peyoo751/
Peyoz751/
Pehya751/
Peehy751/
Peeyo751/
Peeye751/
Peeyp751/
Pei671,063,959/
Pae67421,523/
Poe67145,414/
Pyo6732,948/
Peh6723,360/
Pea6722,657/
Pye6721,580/
Pay6717,653/
Pes677,522/
Pee676,667/
Per676,598/
Phe676,204/
Puy675,814/
Poy675,643/
Pie675,595/
Pet674,334/
Peu673,440/
Ped672,609/
Pez672,411/
Pue671,634/
Phy671,440/
Pep671,347/
Pyy67614/
Pyt67451/
Pys67418/
Pyz67352/
Peyatt67289/
Pej67192/
Ppy67191/
Piy67122/
Peč6798/
Pyi6796/
Pyš6784/
Peyath6784/
Peyaud6781/
Pje6763/
Pée6742/
Pyh6736/
Pfe6725/
Peć6718/
Pyd6718/
Pejaya6717/
Ppe6716/
Pge6711/
Bpe6710/
Vpy6710/
Pheyoe678/
Pyp678/
Pfy678/
Peyouh677/
Páy677/
Hpy677/
Pyś676/
Peř676/
Pheeya676/
Peyush675/
Peyich674/
Bpy674/
Peyoos673/
Peyova673/
Hpe673/
Vpe673/
Peyaut672/
Peyett672/
Peyowa672/
Peeyos671/
Pheyad671/
Paheye671/
Peá671/
Peï671/
Peð671/
Peyech671/
Peyosh671/
Pieyoh671/
Põe671/
Pyß671/
Peyash671/
Peeyee671/
Pehych671/
Peyott670/
Pheyes670/

Pey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Pey in the Hindi language
पेयpeya-
Pey in the Oriya language
େପୟepaya-
Pey in the Marathi language
पेयpeya-
Pey in the Tibetan language
དཔལ།pal33.33
དཔལ་pal16.67
པད་16.67
དཔེ།8.33
སྤེས།8.33
སྤེས་8.33
སྤེ་8.33
Pey in the Russian language
Пейpej-

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