Cokely Surname

658,434th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Cokely Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller in, or near, a wood frequented by wild birds.

Cokely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4231:856,87765,220
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
England111:5,065,278148,650
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England311:786,30235,304
Wales151:104,5614,503
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4141:121,30111,808

Cokely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller in, or near, a wood frequented by wild birds.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Cokely Last Name Facts

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

Cokely occurs most in The United States. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cokely? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 658,434th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 15,946,490 people. Cokely occurs mostly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Cokely are found; 78 percent are found in North America and 78 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Cokely is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 856,877. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account The United States Cokely occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Cokely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Cokely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 102 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it declined 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cokely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Cokely last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Cokely last name are 9.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 63.04% registered with the party.

Cokely earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.65% more than the national average, earning $46,881 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cokeley92689/
Chokely922/
Cookely920/
Chokhely8616/
Cookesly861/
Cookeley860/
Kokely8334/
Cokele8326/
Cokeli8312/
Cokily830/
Cakely830/
Cookesley8039/
Chockeley800/
Cokelet7755/
Cuskely776/
Jockely775/
Kokelya775/
Coquely775/
Cokaley773/
Cokelez773/
Chokele772/
Keckely772/
Chokily771/
Kackely771/
Kokeley771/
Coceley771/
Cockela771/
Kokeuly771/
Chokeli771/
Cokiley770/
Cokeler770/
Chokheli712,412/
Cokhalay7152/
Cokhilay7124/
Coqueley7120/
Choukele719/
Chokelai718/
Ciokkele717/
Keckeley716/
Cokeliss716/
Tchokele714/
Jokheliy714/
Cokelett711/
Jokeylay711/
Cokkeler711/
Chokhele711/
Caakeley710/
Jackeley710/
Cookoley710/
Cuskeley710/
Kokela67756/
Kokelj67466/
Sokele67368/
Cokile67355/
Kokele67211/
Sokeli67164/
Kokeli67152/
Sakely6764/
Kukely6755/
Cukela6748/
Cokale6744/
Cukelj6728/
Zakely6722/
Jokele6720/
Cukeli6720/
Kakely6715/
Coceli677/
Jokeli676/
Cokali675/
Zokele675/
Tchoukele674/
Čokelj672/
Kacely671/
Kokily671/
Khoskhely671/
Kocely671/
Cokila671/
Tchoukeli671/
Cacoly671/
Cakela671/
Cockelett670/

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