Cardley Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Sweden

Cardley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cardley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Cardley Last Name Facts

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

Cardley has its highest incidence in Iran. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Cardley.

How Common Is The Last Name Cardley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cardley is the 6,063,924th most frequently held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 70 percent of Cardley live; 70 percent live in South Asia and 70 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 10,968,932. In Iran it is primarily found in: Mazandaran Province, where 86 percent are found and Golestan Province, where 14 percent are found. Beside Iran Cardley is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 20 percent are found and England, where 10 percent are found.

Cardley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cardley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Cardley last name fell 75 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chardley932/
Cardle92338/
Cardly922/
Cordley8629/
Ccardle864/
Jardley861/
Cardles861/
Cardlle861/
Sardley860/
Carrdle860/
Cardelle80496/
Cardelly80109/
Cardille8098/
Scordley809/
Cheardly801/
Scardlhe801/
Chardlee801/
Cardless800/
Courdley800/
Cordle774,120/
Kardle7722/
Kardly7713/
Jardle779/
Cardli771/
Cordly770/
Zardly770/
Cardelles7538/
Scardille754/
Chardelle752/
Cardilloe751/
Cardillet751/
Cardielly751/
Cordelley750/
Cargyle7128/
Jardler7121/
Courdle717/
Cordles711/
Kardlie711/
Cardlla711/
Cordlay711/
Cordler711/
Cordlie711/
Sardlee711/
Sardleh711/
Kardler710/
Jardlee710/
Zordley710/
Cardella676,714/
Cardelli675,731/
Cardilli67918/
Cordelle67653/
Cardilla6743/
Sardelle6721/
Jardelle676/
Sardelly673/
Cordless671/
Cardellá671/
Scardlhi671/

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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 Cardley
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis