Vy Surname

21,197th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,713 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Vietnam
Highest density in:
Vietnam

Vy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Vietnam24,0941:3,845176
United States4331:837,08863,980
Bangladesh3601:442,65811,259
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
Ivory Coast921:250,7749,967
United Arab Emirates681:134,73911,022
Thailand621:1,139,328167,850
India611:12,574,842222,490
Canada541:682,32655,162
Philippines471:2,154,005122,929
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Australia271:999,84158,390
Cambodia231:673,3544,690
Norway211:244,87126,357
Ukraine181:2,529,039160,188
France171:3,907,219231,005
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Guam161:10,0081,526
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Hong Kong91:815,0543,802
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
England71:7,959,723202,100
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Peru41:7,946,03141,846
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Vy (413,187) may also be a first name.

Vy Last Name Facts

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

Vy occurs most in Vietnam. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Vy.

How Common Is The Last Name Vy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Vy is the 21,197th most widespread last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 283,419 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 96 percent of Vy live; 94 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Viet-Asia. Vy is also the 2,493rd most common forename worldwide It is held by 413,187 people.

The last name Vy is most frequently occurring in Vietnam, where it is carried by 24,094 people, or 1 in 3,845. In Vietnam it is primarily concentrated in: Northeast, where 31 percent live, Southeast, where 27 percent live and Central Highlands, where 10 percent live. Besides Vietnam this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 2 percent live and Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.

Vy Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Vy last name are 23.24% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 76.47% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Vy earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 27.45% less than the national average, earning 251,067 kr per year; in Vietnam they earn 23.29% less than the national average, earning 63,237,400 ₫ per year; in United States they earn 0.2% less than the national average, earning $43,061 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.41% less than the national average, earning $45,506 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Vay805,346/
Vey805,116/
Viy801,967/
Vyt801,016/
Voy80982/
Vuy80247/
Vyh8073/
Vys8063/
Vyy8050/
Vyd8046/
Vhy8045/
Vyi8025/
Vyo809/
Vyp805/
Vwy803/
Hvy803/
Vaya675,442/
Vays674,768/
Veys673,287/
Voyt671,721/
Veyt67925/
Vayt67473/
Vaay67218/
Vhay67122/
Vytt67120/
Voys67108/
Vouy6791/
Vydt6784/
Vysh6782/
Voyd6781/
Hvoy6760/
Veyd6759/
Vyst6752/
Vaiy6744/
Hvay6742/
Vych6739/
Vuay6739/
Vooy6735/
Hvey6723/
Vuyz6721/
Hvyt6713/
Hvuy6712/
Vyth6711/
Veøy6710/
Vohy677/
Veyh676/
Vyoa676/
Vayd674/
Voiy674/
Vyss674/
Vuys673/
Vydd672/
Vydz672/
Vahy672/
Vauy672/
Vydh672/
Vyoh672/
Veyz672/
Vhyi672/
Vuey672/
Vhey672/
Vydp672/
Vyjz672/
Vyts672/
Vgoy672/
Veyp672/
Hvyd671/
Hhvy671/
Hvyo671/
Ævæy671/
Vayz671/
Vayh671/
Voyz671/
Voyj671/
Vhyp671/
Vhys671/
Veyj671/
Vwuy671/
Vwwy671/
Vwyd671/
Vwyz671/
Voyh671/
Vgay671/
Vysd671/
Vysj671/
Vytz671/
Vyzp671/
Vyhh671/
Vyhz671/
Vyph671/
Vypp671/

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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
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vy
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