Privy Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Privy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Privy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Privy (44) may also be a first name.

Privy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Privy (Arabic: بريفي) is most common in Israel. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Privy.

How Common Is The Last Name Privy? popularity and diffusion

The last name Privy is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Privy is predominantly found in The Americas, where 50 percent of Privy live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world. It is borne by 44 people.

This surname is most frequent in Israel, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 4,278,817. In Israel it is most numerous in: Haifa District, where 100 percent live. Other than Israel this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent live.

Privy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Privy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Privy surname declined 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Privey9188/
Prievoy831/
Prive801,064/
Priva80345/
Privé8042/
Prevy806/
Privi802/
Priby800/
Prisby73434/
Prieve73405/
Privet73353/
Privee73229/
Prives73201/
Prieva73176/
Priboy73106/
Priver73106/
Prevey7354/
Privis7350/
Privoi7349/
Privée7319/
Preavy7317/
Prived7315/
Pryvys739/
Privér738/
Privit738/
Privez737/
Pribys736/
Pribyš735/
Prevay734/
Prevéy733/
Pribay732/
Pribyo732/
Privea732/
Pribyt732/
Prievi731/
Proiva731/
Privio731/
Prioby731/
Pritvi731/
Privei731/
Privid731/
Privés731/
Presvy731/
Prévay731/
Privie730/
Preive730/
Privett674,997/
Prithvi67866/
Pribysh67510/
Privitt67466/
Prieboy67117/
Preibys6796/
Pribaya6722/
Prisbey6710/
Pribych674/
Prevysh674/
Privesh674/
Prievie673/
Priwahy672/
Preavey671/
Preives671/
Privioa671/
Prribay671/
Preiver670/
Privetz670/
Proiver670/
Privait670/
Praivez670/

Privy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Privy in the Arabic language
بريفيbryfy-

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Privy
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