Comley Surname

127,228th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Wales

Comley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Comley = the Combe-Lea [v. under Combe, and + Old English leáh]

Comley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,3161:42,3395,414
United States1,1101:326,54029,667
Australia4701:57,4386,998
South Africa2931:184,90720,185
Wales1221:25,3652,646
Canada1041:354,28532,012
Israel441:194,49219,021
New Zealand381:119,16614,967
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Netherlands111:1,535,19878,311
Chile81:2,202,05930,910
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England6111:39,8945,070
Wales411:38,2542,050
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2171:231,42319,482

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]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doubtless local, rather than personal.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A location name in Salop.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chomley92173/
Commley921/
Coomley920/
Comly91504/
Comle912/
Comelley860/
Conley8377,014/
Cumley83314/
Camley83242/
Comlay8342/
Somley8321/
Komley838/
Chomle838/
Comlue833/
Comler832/
Comlyy832/
Commle832/
Zomley832/
Comloy832/
Coomle831/
Commly831/
Comles830/
Comlly830/
Chomly830/
Comlet830/
Commelley801/
Chumley774,464/
Chamley77846/
Connley77715/
Coonley77320/
Coomler77147/
Counley77132/
Comille77125/
Conlley776/
Comelle776/
Comelly773/
Conleuy772/
Conloey772/
Cconley771/
Cahmley771/
Komleya771/
Cumlley770/
Koumley770/
Comless770/
Conliey770/
Coomles770/
Quomley770/
Caumley770/
Conly731,203/
Comla73581/
Somle73224/
Conle73107/
Komle7392/
Komly7335/
Cumle7323/
Camle736/
Zomly732/
Cumly731/
Camly731/
Cümle731/
Jomle731/
Comelles71176/
Conelley7170/
Connlley7142/
Comellys7133/
Chaumley7118/
Commelly715/
Choomlee715/
Comillie714/
Soumlley712/
Comeller711/
Djoumley711/
D'Conley711/
Dsoumley711/
Chomille711/
Commille711/
Choomlue711/
Comnelly710/
Comellay710/
Conlee671,842/
Chamly671,119/
Connelley671,034/
Chamle67861/
Kamley67565/
Somlea67406/
Chomla67220/
Conlay67213/
Canley67144/
Konley67133/
Camlet67119/
Conles67106/
Connly6793/
Kumley6785/
Kemley6773/
Cumler6770/
Chumle6762/
Samley6753/
Somlay6748/
Coonly6721/
Conlea6720/
Conlly6716/
Conlet6713/
Somlee6713/
Comlat6711/
Choumille6711/
Camlay679/
Djomle678/
Komloy678/
Komlei676/
Somhle675/
Jamley674/
Camler674/
Conluy674/
Tsomle674/
Conlye673/
Koumle673/
Conloy672/
Coonelley672/
Coonle672/
Conler672/
Komleu672/
Komlue672/
Conlei672/
Conlie671/
Camlee671/
Chomli671/
Camles671/
Csomla671/
Conleu671/
Chumly671/
Comlla671/
Koemle671/
Komlea671/
Koumly671/
Somhly671/
Chomlahie671/
Choumelle671/
Comlau671/
Somlie671/
Camloy671/
Camlue671/
Cumlue671/
Jomlee671/
Joomle671/
Cumlee670/
Connle670/
Cumlie670/
Camhle670/
Conliy670/
Conloe670/
Cumlay670/
Comlia670/
Casmle670/
Connilley670/
Comlid670/
Koemly670/
Cammle670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Comley
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