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 surname Y (Hindi: ज़य, Russian: Ыъ) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Y? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 13,998th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 183,040 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Y are found; 87 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 63 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 6,668th most frequent forename world-wide. It is borne by 157,494 people.
This surname is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 25,348 people, or 1 in 5,217. In Indonesia Y is most common in: West Java, where 33 percent reside, East Java, where 13 percent reside and Jakarta, where 7 percent reside. Aside from Indonesia this last name 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
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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