Chantley Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Chantley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chantley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:7,959,723202,100
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354

Chantley (20) may also be a first name.

Chantley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chantley has its highest incidence in England. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Chantley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chantley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chantley is the 6,360,413th most frequently occurring surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Chantley live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles. Chantley is also the 2,446,817th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 20 people.

The last name Chantley is most frequently used in England, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 7,959,723. In England it is most frequent in: West Yorkshire, where 86 percent reside and Somerset, where 14 percent reside. Other than England Chantley is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent reside.

Chantley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Chantley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 36 percent between 1881 and 2014.

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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 Chantley
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