Try Surname
Approximately 2,799 people bear this surname
Try Surname Definition:
(French-Latin) belonging to Try or Trie (several in France). [see under Tree (French] Gaston de Try.—Paris Directory.
Try Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 419 | 1:422,775 | 21,904 |
| United States | 386 | 1:939,013 | 70,219 |
| France | 358 | 1:185,538 | 28,864 |
| Cambodia | 306 | 1:50,612 | 1,837 |
| England | 299 | 1:186,348 | 16,642 |
| Indonesia | 252 | 1:524,798 | 42,627 |
| Norway | 140 | 1:36,731 | 5,190 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Australia | 79 | 1:341,718 | 28,950 |
| India | 75 | 1:10,227,538 | 196,136 |
| Thailand | 60 | 1:1,177,306 | 172,517 |
| Liberia | 58 | 1:76,009 | 6,407 |
| Canada | 46 | 1:800,991 | 62,809 |
| Singapore | 30 | 1:183,590 | 7,666 |
| Zimbabwe | 16 | 1:964,890 | 61,721 |
| Scotland | 15 | 1:356,921 | 15,763 |
| China | 9 | 1:151,924,618 | 7,954 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| South Africa | 8 | 1:6,772,213 | 167,054 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Uganda | 4 | 1:9,759,820 | 144,676 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Hong Kong | 4 | 1:1,833,871 | 6,220 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Taiwan | 2 | 1:11,722,373 | 63,559 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Cape Verde | 1 | 1:529,642 | 6,792 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Tonga | 1 | 1:107,313 | 791 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 1:51,937,985 | 2,166 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1 | 1:55,199 | 1,294 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 84 | 1:290,183 | 19,896 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 137 | 1:366,560 | 27,735 |
Try (12,201) may also be a first name.
Try Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(French-Latin) belonging to Try or Trie (several in France). [see under Tree (French] Gaston de Try.—Paris Directory.
Said to be derived from some locality in Normandy.
John de Tria, Ralph de Triée, Normandy 1180-95 (Magni Rotuli Scaccarii Normanniae). The Lords of Trie in the Vexin were a branch of the house of Chaumont, which was of high rank. An account is found in La Loque (Maison de Harcourt, i. 130).
From the Danish, Thrye; a personal name.
Try Demographics
Try Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Religious Adherence
in Nigeria
Try Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Try Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Try is found most in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Try? popularity and diffusion
Try is the 156,421st most commonly used last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 2,603,625 people. The surname Try occurs predominantly in Europe, where 30 percent of Try live; 22 percent live in Southeast Asia and 15 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 53,543rd most commonly occurring forename globally. It is borne by 12,201 people.
This last name is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 419 people, or 1 in 422,775. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Sokoto, where 53 percent reside, Imo, where 23 percent reside and Bayelsa, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 72 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.
Try Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Try has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Try last name increased 282 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Try Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Try surname is predominantly Muslim (86%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Try surname are 28.54% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75.31% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Try earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 17.42% more than the national average, earning 406,373 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 80.21% more than the national average, earning R 428,256 per year; in United States they earn 1.96% less than the national average, earning $42,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.24% less than the national average, earning $49,564 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy | 86 | 19,708 | / |
| Trey | 86 | 2,930 | / |
| Tray | 86 | 1,636 | / |
| Truy | 86 | 1,180 | / |
| Tryt | 86 | 97 | / |
| Thry | 86 | 43 | / |
| Tryć | 86 | 21 | / |
| Trys | 86 | 20 | / |
| Tryo | 86 | 12 | / |
| Tryy | 86 | 10 | / |
| Tőry | 86 | 8 | / |
| Triy | 86 | 6 | / |
| Tryz | 86 | 4 | / |
| Dtry | 86 | 2 | / |
| Trhy | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tryd | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tryh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Trry | 86 | 1 | / |
| T'Ry | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tryś | 86 | 1 | / |
| Htry | 86 | 1 | / |
| Trzy | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tryp | 86 | 0 | / |
| Traya | 75 | 9,173 | / |
| Trych | 75 | 215 | / |
| Treyz | 75 | 186 | / |
| Trouy | 75 | 174 | / |
| Trysh | 75 | 128 | / |
| Treyd | 75 | 114 | / |
| Treys | 75 | 91 | / |
| Trayt | 75 | 75 | / |
| Trays | 75 | 61 | / |
| Treyt | 75 | 38 | / |
| Trycz | 75 | 30 | / |
| Trysz | 75 | 22 | / |
| Trohy | 75 | 16 | / |
| Trytt | 75 | 13 | / |
| Troys | 75 | 9 | / |
| Trhiy | 75 | 8 | / |
| Traiy | 75 | 7 | / |
| Troyd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Trayd | 75 | 5 | / |
| Trooy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Trahy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Throy | 75 | 4 | / |
| Truys | 75 | 4 | / |
| Tryts | 75 | 3 | / |
| Truyt | 75 | 2 | / |
| Thray | 75 | 2 | / |
| Troiy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Treey | 75 | 2 | / |
| Tryss | 75 | 2 | / |
| Truhy | 75 | 2 | / |
| Thriy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Troyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Trhyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tryst | 75 | 1 | / |
| Thryt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Troyz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Troyt | 75 | 1 | / |
| Troyp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Trypp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Treyp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Treyh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Traay | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tryhe | 75 | 0 | / |
| Trauy | 75 | 0 | / |
| Tra | 67 | 145,567 | / |
| Tri | 67 | 67,718 | / |
| Tre | 67 | 3,886 | / |
| Truyts | 67 | 661 | / |
| Trahey | 67 | 591 | / |
| Trahay | 67 | 110 | / |
| Triehy | 67 | 32 | / |
| Gytroy | 67 | 26 | / |
| Trayts | 67 | 18 | / |
| Trj | 67 | 14 | / |
| Tré | 67 | 6 | / |
| Trä | 67 | 6 | / |
| Trahiy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Truytz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Traaya | 67 | 2 | / |
| Treych | 67 | 2 | / |
| Trauyz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Threey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thrysø | 67 | 1 | / |
| Trrhey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Thryhe | 67 | 0 | / |
| Troohy | 67 | 0 | / |
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