Last name Hey (Hey 
, Ey , Хей 
) , all over the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Hey is characteristic of Jersey, where it is quite a common surname, Maldives, where it is quite a rare surname, and Germany. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Germany, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Also, Hey is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Hey, Ey | Germany, United Kingdom, United States, Ethiopia, China |
| Хей | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Kyrgyzstan |
| Гей | Kazakhstan, Russia, Ukraine, Belarus |
Eho, Gay, Gaye, Gei, Gej, Gey, Guay, Hai, Haie, Haigh, Hay, Heigh, Hej, Hello, Heyja, Hghẻy, Hi, Hoy, Hut, Hye, Hèy, Héy, Hêy, Hêý, Hëy, Hëÿ, Hëŷ, Hö, Höy, Hø, Høy, Hēy, Hęÿ, Ēa, Геы, Хеы, Хэй, גיי, قواي, ต๊ะเอ้ย, ผะอบสิน, หล้าอยู่, อ้าย, เว้ย, เหย, เหยอ, เหย่อ, เห้ยยย, เออ้าย, เอี้ยวฮะ, เอ้, เฮย, เฮย์, เฮ้งบริบูรณ์, ហ៊ៃ, エイ, ゲイ, ハイ, ヘイ, 海伊, 海格, 盖, 蓋, 黑, 黑格, Ｈey, Ｈèy, and Ｈｅｙ
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jean hey early Netherlandish painter of the Renaissance, FR (b. 1455) |
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| matthias hey DE (b. 1651) |
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| johann christoph hey DE (b. 1658) |
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william hey English surgeon (1736-1819) (b. 1736) |
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richard hey English academic and essayist (b. 1745) |
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| william hey British Member of Parliament (died 1797), GB (b. 1733) |
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| john hey English cleric and academic (b. 1734) |
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wilhelm hey German writer (1789-1854), DE (b. 1789) |
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| william hey British surgeon (1772-1844) (b. 1772) |
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| johannes van der hey (b. 1765) |
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| samuel hey Vicar of Ockbrook, Derbyshire (b. 1787) |
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| karl hey DE (b. 1784) |
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| william hey British surgeon (1796-1875) (b. 1796) |
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| rebecca hey botanical artist and poet (b. 1797) |
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| moses hey (b. 1792) |
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