Barnley Surname

1,551,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 133 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Barnley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Barnley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:705,29239,851
South Africa331:1,641,74981,435
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Wales61:515,75523,171
France41:16,605,680368,153
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Barnley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Barnley occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Barnley? popularity and diffusion

Barnley is the 1,551,568th most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 54,793,578 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 67 percent of Barnley live; 64 percent live in Northern Europe and 64 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Barnley is most widely held in England, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 705,292. In England Barnley is most frequent in: Surrey, where 20 percent live, Gloucestershire, where 18 percent live and Essex, where 13 percent live. Aside from England this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 25 percent live and The United States, where 6 percent live.

Barnley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Barnley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Barnley last name rose 122 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it decreased 56 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Barnley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Barnley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 24.41% less than the national average, earning R 179,628 per year and in United States they earn 38.82% less than the national average, earning $26,400 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Baurnley930/
Barnly920/
Warnley8623/
Varnley863/
Bernley861/
Barnlet860/
Barenle860/
Barnlee860/
Barnille801/
Barnelle801/
Bournley801/
Warnlley800/
Barnnler800/
Barnlett800/
Barnla7733/
Bernle777/
Varnly770/
Barinli7145/
Borenle7124/
Wornley718/
Warenly711/
Barenla711/
Barnloa711/
Bornlea711/
Bernlay710/
Bernelle67119/
Barnella6781/
Barnelli6716/
Varnelle671/
Warnless671/
Warnilly670/
Varnelly670/

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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 Barnley
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