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

The surname Cokely occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cokely? popularity and diffusion

It is the 658,434th most frequently used surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 15,946,490 people. The surname is primarily found 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.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 856,877. In The United States it is primarily found in: Massachusetts, where 12 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent live. Outside of The United States it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 2 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Cokely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cokely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Cokely last name rose 102 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 65 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cokely Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Cokely last name are 9.81% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.04% being 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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