Yagy Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Lebanon

Yagy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Yagy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
India51:153,413,076951,030
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Yagy (667) may also be a first name.

Yagy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Yagy (Bengali: যগ্য, Hindi: यज्ञ) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Yagy? popularity and diffusion

Yagy is the 2,530,696th most common last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It is mostly found in Asia, where 71 percent of Yagy are found; 62 percent are found in West Asia and 62 percent are found in Levant. Yagy is also the 321,321st most frequently occurring first name internationally It is held by 667 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Iraq, where it is borne by 21 people, or 1 in 1,667,698. Barring Iraq this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 28 percent reside and Syria, where 16 percent reside.

Yagy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Yagy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Yagy last name expanded 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Yagy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Maronite (100%) in Lebanon.

Yagy earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 47.98% more than the national average, earning $63,852 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Yaggy89157/
Yagay8976/
Yaghy8925/
Yagey8921/
Yagoy896/
Yagyi895/
Yaguy893/
Yaagy891/
Yagiy891/
Yagyz891/
Yatgy890/
Yangoy80253/
Yagaya80130/
Yaggey8048/
Yangay8025/
Yaguye801/
Yagysh801/
Yaguey801/
Yaaguy801/
Yahagy801/
Yangey800/
Yagi75123,844/
Yaga755,510/
Yage75678/
Yogy7539/
Jagy7514/
Yaghaya736/
Yahgaya732/
Yaghi6714,538/
Yange6714,345/
Yager6711,668/
Yangi672,830/
Yagui671,217/
Yaggi67415/
Yagii67397/
Yagai67345/
Jaggy67301/
Yagiz67233/
Yagga67189/
Yagid6794/
Yagea6781/
Yaaga6780/
Yaged6766/
Yagis6755/
Jagiy6738/
Yaghe6735/
Yagit6734/
Yagge6732/
Yagie6728/
Yagoa6725/
Hyagi6723/
Iaghy6722/
Yagha6719/
Jyagi6717/
Yoggy6717/
Yahyd6715/
Yaagi6713/
Jagay6710/
Yagoi679/
Yogay678/
Yagee676/
Yageh676/
Jaugy676/
Jhagy676/
Yaget674/
Yagip674/
Yages674/
Yakga674/
Yahgi674/
Yagei673/
Yagaa672/
Hyaga672/
Hiagy672/
Yasge672/
Eagay672/
Gayyagay672/
Yaygi672/
Jagoy672/
Yangè671/
Jeygy671/
Eaghy671/
Yacge671/
Yagez671/
Jagey671/
Yacgi671/
Yayga671/
Yoage671/
Yogey671/
Jaëgy671/
Hyayt671/
Yaage671/
Yiage671/
Jaigy671/
Geagy670/

Yagy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Yagy in the Bengali language
যগ্যyagya-
Yagy in the Hindi language
यज्ञyajna-

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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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  • 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 Yagy
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