Y Surname

13,998th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39,814 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Y Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Y Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia25,3481:5,217666
Vietnam9,7761:9,477267
Yemen1,6841:15,6921,767
United Arab Emirates1,1941:7,674965
Bangladesh9011:176,8676,245
Taiwan2911:80,566818
Iraq1831:191,3754,515
Oman1641:22,4881,999
Iran1171:656,26135,321
China651:21,035,7161,165
Canada291:1,270,53890,455
Syria231:839,1756,287
Tunisia181:33,9244,997
Liberia81:551,06725,208
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828

Y (157,494) may also be a first name.

Y Last Name Facts

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

The surname Y (Hindi: ज़य, Russian: Ыъ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Y? popularity and diffusion

The last name Y is the 13,998th most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 183,040 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Y live; 87 percent live in Southeast Asia and 63 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Y is also the 6,668th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 157,494 people.

It is most numerous in Indonesia, where it is borne by 25,348 people, or 1 in 5,217. In Indonesia Y is primarily concentrated in: West Java, where 33 percent reside, East Java, where 13 percent reside and Jakarta, where 7 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Vietnam, where 25 percent reside and Yemen, where 4 percent reside.

Y Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Y earn in different countries varies notably. In Vietnam they earn 34.53% less than the national average, earning 53,972,000 ₫ per year and in Canada they earn 17.41% less than the national average, earning $41,031 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yi672,456,163/
Ay67132,927/
Yo6791,911/
Uy6774,069/
Hy6710,472/
Ys678,392/
Oy675,942/
Ey672,374/
Yh67823/
Yp67745/
Yz67529/
Yt67452/
Yd67420/
Jy67354/
Iy67323/
Yy67163/
Øy67126/
Áy6792/
673/
672/
671/
671/
Ḇy671/

Y Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Y in the Hindi language
ज़यzaya49.55
वाईva'i47.15
वाइva'i2.3
Y in the Russian language
Ыъy-

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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 Y
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