Øye Surname

367,731st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 979 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Øye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Øye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway9711:5,296515
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

The alternate forms: Ye (7,320,967), (24), (3) & (2) are calculated separately.

Øye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Øye has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also occur as: Ye, , or . For other possible spellings of Øye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Øye? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 367,731st most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 7,443,867 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Øye are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Øye is most commonly used in Norway, where it is carried by 971 people, or 1 in 5,296. In Norway Øye is most prevalent in: Western Norway, where 61 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 26 percent are found and Central Norway, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Norway it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 1 percent are found and Denmark, where 0 percent are found.

Øye Last Name Statistics demography

Øye earn marginally less than the average income. In Norway they earn 1.53% less than the national average, earning 340,782 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ye937,320,967/
Høye86302/
Øyer862/
8024/
803/
802/
Høyer751,405/
Aye67936,658/
Yee67189,056/
Yeh6728,911/
Oye6718,812/
Yes6717,931/
Eye6713,588/
Hye679,097/
Yet677,321/
Yoe676,817/
Yep673,053/
Iye673,024/
Yer672,913/
Uye672,519/
Yea671,832/
Yie671,227/
Yed671,001/
Üye67871/
Yey67813/
Yez67724/
Øie67512/
Jye67362/
Yeğ67105/
Yhe6730/
Yye6720/
Yeï6719/
Yje676/
Yej676/
Ãye671/
Yeî671/

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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 Øye
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