Comley Surname
Approximately 3,567 people bear this surname
Comley Surname Definition:
(English) belonging to Comley = the Combe-Lea [v. under Combe, and + Old English leáh]
Comley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,316 | 1:42,339 | 5,414 |
| United States | 1,110 | 1:326,540 | 29,667 |
| Australia | 470 | 1:57,438 | 6,998 |
| South Africa | 293 | 1:184,907 | 20,185 |
| Wales | 122 | 1:25,365 | 2,646 |
| Canada | 104 | 1:354,285 | 32,012 |
| Israel | 44 | 1:194,492 | 19,021 |
| New Zealand | 38 | 1:119,166 | 14,967 |
| Scotland | 14 | 1:382,416 | 16,471 |
| Singapore | 13 | 1:423,669 | 18,211 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Chile | 8 | 1:2,202,059 | 30,910 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 611 | 1:39,894 | 5,070 |
| Wales | 41 | 1:38,254 | 2,050 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 217 | 1:231,423 | 19,482 |
Comley (22) may also be a first name.
Comley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) belonging to Comley = the Combe-Lea [v. under Combe, and + Old English leáh]
Doubtless local, rather than personal.
A location name in Salop.
Comley Demographics
Average Male Comley Height
177.71 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Comley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Comley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Comley is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Comley.
How Common Is The Last Name Comley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 127,228th most widely held surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,043,046 people. The last name Comley is mostly found in Europe, where 41 percent of Comley are found; 41 percent are found in Northern Europe and 41 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 2,301,746th most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 22 people.
The last name Comley is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 1,316 people, or 1 in 42,339. In England Comley is primarily found in: Gloucestershire, where 10 percent reside, Greater London, where 9 percent reside and Oxfordshire, where 8 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Comley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Comley has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Comley surname rose 215 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 512 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it rose 298 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 467 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Comley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (50%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Comley last name are 13.89% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.66% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Comley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.55% more than the national average, earning R 400,536 per year; in United States they earn 4.12% more than the national average, earning $44,925 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.05% less than the national average, earning $48,664 CAD per year.
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Comley Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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