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
Y (Hindi: ज़य, Russian: Ыъ) occurs more in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Y click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Y? popularity and diffusion
The surname Y is the 13,998th most frequently used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 183,040 people. The last name Y 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. Y is also the 6,668th most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 157,494 people.
Y is most commonly used in Indonesia, where it is carried by 25,348 people, or 1 in 5,217. In Indonesia Y is mostly found in: West Java, where 33 percent reside, East Java, where 13 percent reside and Jakarta, where 7 percent reside. Beside Indonesia it 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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