Y Surname
Approximately 39,814 people bear this surname
Y Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 25,348 | 1:5,217 | 666 |
| Vietnam | 9,776 | 1:9,477 | 267 |
| Yemen | 1,684 | 1:15,692 | 1,767 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,194 | 1:7,674 | 965 |
| Bangladesh | 901 | 1:176,867 | 6,245 |
| Taiwan | 291 | 1:80,566 | 818 |
| Iraq | 183 | 1:191,375 | 4,515 |
| Oman | 164 | 1:22,488 | 1,999 |
| Iran | 117 | 1:656,261 | 35,321 |
| China | 65 | 1:21,035,716 | 1,165 |
| Canada | 29 | 1:1,270,538 | 90,455 |
| Syria | 23 | 1:839,175 | 6,287 |
| Tunisia | 18 | 1:33,924 | 4,997 |
| Liberia | 8 | 1:551,067 | 25,208 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Guatemala | 1 | 1:16,082,668 | 12,169 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
Y (157,494) may also be a first name.
Y Demographics
Average Y Salary in
Canada
$41,031 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Y Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Y Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Y (Hindi: ज़य, Russian: Ыъ) is carried by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Y.
How Common Is The Last Name Y? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 13,998th most commonly occurring last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 183,040 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Y reside; 87 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 63 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 6,668th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 157,494 people.
This last name is most commonly held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 25,348 people, or 1 in 5,217. In Indonesia it is most common in: West Java, where 33 percent are found, East Java, where 13 percent are found and Jakarta, where 7 percent are found. Other than Indonesia this last name occurs in 21 countries. It also occurs in Vietnam, where 25 percent are found and Yemen, where 4 percent are found.
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
Y Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Y in the Hindi language | ||
| ज़य | zaya | 49.55 |
| वाई | va'i | 47.15 |
| वाइ | va'i | 2.3 |
| Y in the Russian language | ||
| Ыъ | y | - |
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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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