Charley Surname
Approximately 14,045 people bear this surname
Charley Surname Definition:
(English) 1 belonging to Charley = the Churls’ Lea [v. under Charl(e)ton, and + Old English leáh] 2 a diminutive of Charles, q.v.
Charley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 5,838 | 1:1,214 | 227 |
| United States | 2,975 | 1:121,835 | 12,997 |
| Malawi | 863 | 1:19,837 | 3,086 |
| Nigeria | 842 | 1:210,383 | 12,505 |
| France | 751 | 1:88,446 | 12,657 |
| Vanuatu | 590 | 1:446 | 85 |
| England | 343 | 1:162,443 | 15,163 |
| Micronesia | 293 | 1:363 | 87 |
| Australia | 273 | 1:98,885 | 11,203 |
| Liberia | 220 | 1:20,039 | 2,020 |
| Jamaica | 155 | 1:18,516 | 1,673 |
| India | 134 | 1:5,724,369 | 136,722 |
| Papua New Guinea | 109 | 1:74,805 | 9,807 |
| Yemen | 104 | 1:254,089 | 9,274 |
| Canada | 99 | 1:372,178 | 33,288 |
| Belize | 66 | 1:5,386 | 925 |
| Guyana | 63 | 1:12,099 | 1,709 |
| Wales | 33 | 1:93,774 | 7,567 |
| Botswana | 33 | 1:66,271 | 11,607 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Kuwait | 29 | 1:131,058 | 14,967 |
| Nicaragua | 21 | 1:286,719 | 2,940 |
| Marshall Islands | 19 | 1:2,727 | 617 |
| South Africa | 18 | 1:3,009,872 | 112,058 |
| Israel | 16 | 1:534,852 | 39,210 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| Saint Lucia | 11 | 1:16,253 | 1,328 |
| China | 10 | 1:136,732,157 | 7,199 |
| Indonesia | 8 | 1:16,531,149 | 488,268 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 6 | 1:9,097 | 939 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 1:5,146,080 | 115,446 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:110,375 | 6,934 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1:2,032,558 | 23,402 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Namibia | 1 | 1:2,409,401 | 19,676 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 31 | 1:142,899 | 7,868 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 276 | 1:88,317 | 9,234 |
| Wales | 24 | 1:65,351 | 3,160 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 336 | 1:149,460 | 13,879 |
The alternate forms: Chárley (1) are calculated separately.
Charley (22,987) may also be a first name.
Charley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 belonging to Charley = the Churls’ Lea [v. under Charl(e)ton, and + Old English leáh] 2 a diminutive of Charles, q.v.
(English) One who came from Charley (rock woods), in Leicestershire.
1. A diminutive of Charles. 2. A liberty in co. Leicester.
From Challey; a location name in Essex.
Charley Demographics
Average Male Charley Height
175.49 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Charley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Charley (Arabic: شرلى, Marathi: चालय) occurs more in Sierra Leone more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as: Chárley. For other potential spellings of Charley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Charley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Charley is the 37,492nd most commonly held last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 518,871 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 56 percent of Charley reside; 49 percent reside in West Africa and 48 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 34,028th most common first name on earth, borne by 22,987 people.
Charley is most frequently used in Sierra Leone, where it is carried by 5,838 people, or 1 in 1,214. Beside Sierra Leone it exists in 58 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and Malawi, where 6 percent reside.
Charley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Charley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Charley last name increased 885 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 138 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Charley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Charley surname is predominantly Anglican (58%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Charley last name are 15.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.04% registered with the political party.
The amount Charley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.42% less than the national average, earning R 51,276 per year; in United States they earn 15.33% less than the national average, earning $36,536 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.01% less than the national average, earning $47,693 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Charley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Charley in the Marathi language | ||
| चालय | calaya | - |
| Charley in the Arabic language | ||
| شرلى | shrly | - |
| شرلي | shrly | - |
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