They Surname

610,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
France

They Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

They Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2051:645,11850,622
France1301:510,94471,022
Malaysia571:517,44325,717
Iran351:2,193,78675,524
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
England31:18,572,686338,250
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Cambodia21:7,743,57311,959
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

They (438) may also be a first name.

They Last Name Facts

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

They is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name They? popularity and diffusion

They is the 610,848th most common surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 14,402,265 people. It is primarily found in Asia, where 62 percent of They reside; 54 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 52 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 409,668th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 438 people.

It is most widespread in Indonesia, where it is borne by 205 people, or 1 in 645,118. In Indonesia They is most frequent in: East Nusa Tenggara, where 97 percent live, Bali, where 1 percent live and North Kalimantan, where 0 percent live. Not including Indonesia this surname is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in France, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 11 percent live.

They Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of They has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the They surname decreased 59 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

They Last Name Statistics demography

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

They earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 62.67% less than the national average, earning $16,107 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Theye89264/
Tahey89166/
Theyo8981/
Theya8925/
Theyi8915/
Theuy893/
Theyß891/
Theyy891/
The86151,749/
Tey8614,082/
Thy864,102/
Thieye80148/
Thoeye8020/
Theiys8016/
Theyus8015/
Thieya808/
Theeye805/
Thahey804/
Theyoe804/
Theeya801/
Theauy801/
Theyee801/
Thuy75145,392/
Thea7535,660/
Teye7534,619/
Theu7510,841/
Thie754,429/
Teya753,467/
Thay752,463/
Thee751,399/
Tahy75703/
Teys75670/
Tuhy75505/
Thoy75495/
Teyo75465/
Teyi75359/
Thei75296/
Tihe75295/
Tjhe75183/
Teyu7575/
Teyp7572/
Thyy7572/
Theh7560/
Tiey7552/
Theß7546/
Teyt7519/
Tohy7510/
Thte7510/
Tejy754/
Thúy754/
Teyd753/
Teyh753/
Teyy753/
Thiy753/
Teuy753/
Hthy753/
Thje752/
Teyj752/
Teyz752/
Dthe751/
Tthe751/
Thùy751/
Thủy751/
Thầy751/
Téhe751/
Thyø751/
Thée751/
Teey751/
Thyh751/
Thyi751/
Thejaya7327/
Thehaya731/
Theyash731/
Theyath731/
Theyass731/
Te6753,305/
Ty6725,044/
Thoya6712,251/
Thuya676,758/
Tahay674,003/
Thaya672,489/
Thawe672,399/
Theja672,238/
Tahya671,279/
Theia67790/
Thayo67776/
Thiya67697/
Teyie67538/
Teyah67517/
Teyes67451/
Thouy67448/
Teyou67405/
Theux67402/
Tahei67379/
Touhy67372/
Theut67359/
Thayi67257/
Thiyo67229/
Thaye67139/
Thayy67122/
Thowe67114/
Thoyo67112/
Tohya67110/
Tieya67106/
Tyghe6785/
Tejiy6782/
Thesz6779/
Taheu6765/
Toohy6762/
Thije6759/
Tahyo6757/
Thoue6755/
Theuß6750/
Tahye6750/
Tohyo6749/
Tohyi6746/
Teyez6739/
Theie6739/
Tahyu6736/
Teycz6736/
Teysh6735/
Teyeh6733/
Thoty6732/
Tieye6731/
Tahyi6729/
Thayu6728/
Thoye6727/
Theeß6727/
Teyts6725/
Teyas6725/
Thaiy6723/
Theah6722/
Theio6722/
Thedt6720/
Tihya6718/
Teiyo6718/
Tieyo6717/
Teyet6716/
Thuyy6716/
Tehge6713/
Tohje6712/
Thuyo6711/
Thoyi6711/
Teyap6711/
Teeya6710/
Teyis679/
Taihe679/
Tohwe679/
Theje679/
Thetz679/
Thuye679/
Teehe678/
Teyip678/
Toihe678/
Tehyo677/
Teyat676/
Teyaa676/
Teyoh675/
Tehye675/
Theea675/
Thieh674/
Tayhe674/
Thyia674/
Thaie673/
Theih673/
Teyss673/
Thuiy673/
Teytz673/
Theha673/
Tuhya673/
Teyee673/
Teyit673/
Dteye673/
Øther673/
Thyjs673/
Tihie673/
Tuhyi673/
Thohy672/
Tihge672/
Teyid672/
Tohiy672/
Hthiy672/
Tehed672/
Tehyi672/
Teyha672/
Teyih672/
Thihe672/
Thiye672/
Tthea672/
Theua672/
Theud672/
Thaje672/
Tahwe672/
Hther671/
Tyhie671/
Teeys671/
Tehiy671/
Teyad671/
Teyed671/
Thaay671/
Thtte671/
Thuje671/
Thujy671/
Theiu671/
Theji671/
Thgae671/
Thhay671/
Thioy671/
Thoie671/
Thojy671/
Theuo671/
Tháys671/
Thooy671/
Tähhe671/
Teyiz671/
Teyop671/
Teyot671/
Tehez671/
Teeye671/
The'a671/
Tahje671/
Tahyy671/
Toeye671/
Toeyi671/
Theue671/
Thuyi671/
Thoyé671/
Tihea671/
Dtahe671/
Toeyy671/
Toeyo671/
Tijhe671/
Theauyos671/
Thdty671/
Teeyo671/
Hteyp671/
Tehya670/
Toehy670/
Gythe670/
Tauhy670/
Thahy670/

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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 They
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