Reddy Surname

670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 818,470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Fiji

Reddy Surname Definition:

= Ready, q.v.

Reddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India700,2171:1,095111
South Africa34,3461:1,577191
United States23,1141:15,6811,992
United Arab Emirates6,7111:1,365160
Mozambique6,1801:4,4111,010
Fiji5,6871:15717
Sudan5,6001:6,698972
Saudi Arabia4,8101:6,415892
England3,9671:14,0452,071
Kuwait3,7121:1,024104
Australia2,8751:9,3901,404
Ethiopia2,5761:37,8674,280
Oman2,0651:1,786259
Canada1,9861:18,5532,622
Qatar1,5881:1,485115
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
Ireland1,4151:3,328601
Singapore1,3221:4,166301
New Zealand1,3181:3,436526
Ghana1,1781:22,9382,795
Bahrain8231:1,639234
Sri Lanka6581:31,6243,961
Malaysia3971:74,2935,335
Egypt3661:251,19117,305
Thailand2801:252,28042,869
Afghanistan2521:127,5922,957
Germany2181:369,29135,132
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Scotland1951:27,4552,927
Japan1871:683,65916,842
Wales1741:17,7851,927
Guyana1211:6,2991,082
Jordan1181:74,9366,172
Malawi1051:163,03916,499
Mauritius1051:12,3182,669
China1011:13,537,837807
Netherlands991:170,57824,763
Hong Kong981:74,8521,406
Indonesia951:1,392,09795,389
Botswana831:26,3495,307
DR Congo821:900,97060,382
Seychelles821:1,127271
Israel681:125,84813,711
Switzerland591:139,20213,535
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Palestine581:78,4286,290
Denmark571:99,0309,368
France571:1,165,311123,217
Poland571:666,82057,730
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Sweden511:193,07413,358
Uganda511:765,47637,015
Argentina441:971,44161,182
Northern Ireland421:43,9293,909
Tanzania401:1,323,54046,782
Portugal381:274,16410,086
Burundi361:272,357409
Libya361:173,444826
Kenya321:1,443,12235,693
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Philippines251:4,049,529157,830
South Korea241:2,135,011473
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Norway231:223,57824,793
Russia221:6,551,048261,263
Papua New Guinea211:388,27250,829
Zambia201:792,49627,807
Malta181:23,9041,289
Rwanda161:710,3112,071
Venezuela161:1,887,75523,347
Tunisia121:50,8866,752
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Maldives101:40,4172,132
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Gabon91:209,9102,378
Greece91:1,231,08885,267
Mexico91:13,791,80145,470
Myanmar91:5,770,887975
Samoa91:21,534479
Solomon Islands91:64,44812,261
Tonga91:11,924307
Zimbabwe91:1,715,36084,476
American Samoa81:6,9701,431
Georgia81:468,19317,304
Jersey81:12,4002,398
Nepal81:3,560,12010,569
Vietnam81:11,580,7572,851
Finland71:785,24338,644
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Ukraine61:7,587,116277,111
Ivory Coast51:4,614,24651,139
United States Virgin Islands51:22,0752,767
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Macau41:150,408604
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Swaziland41:324,550996
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Cambodia31:5,162,38210,688
Kyrgyzstan31:1,990,88579,765
Lesotho31:677,51919,546
Luxembourg31:193,5147,046
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Bhutan21:308,0201,264
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Jamaica21:1,434,97411,081
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Belize11:355,4743,977
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Comoros11:749,524685
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Falkland Islands11:3,132317
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Guam11:160,1214,893
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tuvalu11:11,188103
Vanuatu11:263,2762,086
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland8601:5,151865
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4151:58,7366,906
Scotland201:187,1617,190
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4701:34,1624,088

The alternate forms: Reddý (1) are calculated separately.

Reddy (57,525) may also be a first name.

Reddy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Ready, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Ó Roidigh This name is mainly associated with Co. Kilkenny. MIF 207

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Ó Roidigh This name is mainly associated with Co. Kilkenny. MIF 207

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

(Scottish, English) One who came from Reedy, in Angus.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Reddy Last Name Facts

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

Reddy (Arabic: ريدى, Bengali: রেড্ডি, Hindi: रेडडी, Marathi: रेडडी, Oriya: େରଡି, Tibetan: རལ་གྲི།) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Reddý. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Reddy? popularity and diffusion

Reddy is the 670th most frequent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 8,904 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 88 percent of Reddy live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Indo-South Asia. Reddy is also the 16,409th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 57,525 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in India, where it is borne by 700,217 people, or 1 in 1,095. In India it is primarily found in: Andhra Pradesh, where 50 percent are found, Telangana, where 37 percent are found and Karnataka, where 3 percent are found. Aside from India it occurs in 162 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Reddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Reddy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Reddy surname expanded 1,572 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 956 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 165 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 975 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Reddy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Reddy surname are 3.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50.24% registered with the party.

The amount Reddy earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 19.93% more than the national average, earning 415,037 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.17% more than the national average, earning R 371,124 per year; in United States they earn 30.66% more than the national average, earning $56,378 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.3% more than the national average, earning $52,318 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Reddý931/
Readdy91353/
Reddys91159/
Rreddy91111/
Reddey9194/
Redday9193/
Reeddy9191/
Reddyy9173/
Reddyp9171/
Reddyt9157/
Reddyi9119/
Raeddy9118/
Redduy9116/
Reddiy9114/
Reddyd917/
Reddhy916/
Resddy915/
Hreddy912/
Reiddy911/
Redddy911/
Reddyh911/
Reddyo911/
Redtdy911/
Redy892,014/
Reddaya833/
Reddych831/
Reeddhy831/
Reddi8075,063/
Redoy8021,632/
Reedy8018,953/
Reidy8013,145/
Roddy8012,418/
Ready8010,202/
Redda804,350/
Reday801,507/
Riedy801,498/
Raddy80695/
Redde80335/
Riddy80261/
Reded80197/
Redey80160/
Raedy80106/
Reydy8075/
Redid8051/
Redys8049/
Reddé8049/
Reudy8030/
Redyy8025/
Redyi8018/
Roedy8017/
Rediy8016/
Rejdy8011/
Redhy808/
Redyd804/
Reduy803/
Ryddy801/
Rhedy801/
Rehdy801/
Rzedy801/
Resdy800/
Geereddy77127/
Redder732,329/
Hredoy732,073/
Readoy731,353/
Reddie73978/
Roddey73838/
Reedoy73799/
Rhedoy73462/
Redhoy73360/
Readey73194/
Redych73159/
Reeday73120/
Reddhi73118/
Rodday73105/
Radday7384/
Rhoddy7380/
Reidda7333/
Redhed7332/
Reddis7330/
Reeddi7326/
Reddes7325/
Rheded7320/
Rhedey7319/
Reddij7319/
Roedde7312/
Reddit7312/
Reidys7312/
Riddey7310/
Redaya739/
Redhay739/
Reddet738/
Hreedy738/
Reddee736/
Raddey736/
Reddha736/
Reddaa735/
Raeddi734/
Reedey734/
Rreddi734/
Redded734/
Reddii734/
Redysh734/
Resddi733/
Readdi733/
Reddei733/
Reddep733/
Reddip733/
Reddiz733/
Reidid733/
Resdid733/
Raddyi732/
Reidey731/
Raedde731/
Readed731/
Redaay731/
Reddid731/
Reddio731/
Reddui731/
Reeded731/
Reedyi731/
Reedyy731/
Reiddi731/
Rieddi731/
Reydey731/
Roedey731/
Rodddy731/
Reddeh731/
Hreday731/
Reiday731/
Readid731/
Readys731/
Reddai731/
Redycz731/
Riedoy731/
Rhedda731/
Rejdyh731/
Readiy731/
Redyts731/
Reidhy731/
Hreidy731/
Ridday730/
Rheady730/
Riehdy730/
Reudoy730/
Raedey730/
Rriddy730/
Raeday730/
Redhey730/
Riedey730/
Redgey730/
Reda67289,529/
Rady6756,668/
Redi6752,505/
Rody6714,444/
Redhead676,402/
Rede676,351/
Reddish673,914/
Redditt671,316/
Rejdych67698/
Ridy67381/
Hreedoy67360/
Readdie6766/
Rydy6749/
Reddich6739/
Reydych6720/
Reddepp6715/
Restday6715/
Reidder6714/
Redhyts677/
Reedder674/
Reddije674/
Raidday674/
Reddeer673/
Reduyts673/
Redj672/
Reidych672/
Readder671/
Reddees671/
Reddesh671/
Reedeed671/
Reiddeh671/
Redè671/
Hreadoy671/
Readdhe671/
Redé671/
Redahay671/
Rjdy671/
Reddist670/
Reddett670/
Rheddit670/
Reddetz670/
Reddioh670/

Reddy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Reddy in the Tibetan language
རལ་གྲི།raldri-
Reddy in the Bengali language
রেড্ডিreddi-
Reddy in the Oriya language
େରଡିeradi83.54
େରଡୀeradi7.03
ଆେଦୟାaedaya0.11
ଏାଡିeadi0.05
େଦାଡାedada0.03
ଆେଦାaeda0.03
Reddy in the Marathi language
रेडडीredadi65.22
रेडीredi25.48
रेद्red4.49
रेडreda1.28
रेदडीredadi0.32
रेडडी्redadi0.32
्रेडडीredadi0.32
रेडृडीredrdi0.32
रेदीredi0.32
रेडडी़redadi0.16
रेडूडीredudi0.16
Reddy in the Hindi language
रेडडीredadi59.6
रेड्डीreddi26.26
रेडीredi8.08
रेड्रडीredradi2.02
रेडिडredida2.02
रेडडिredadi1.01
रेडृडीredrdi1.01
Reddy in the Arabic language
ريدىrydy-
ريديrydy-

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