Dantley Surname

1,101,507th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 222 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dantley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dantley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2161:1,678,051111,588
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Dantley (64) may also be a first name.

Dantley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dantley is found most in The United States. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dantley? popularity and diffusion

Dantley is the 1,101,507th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 32,826,783 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Dantley live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,223,525th most frequent first name internationally It is held by 64 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 216 people, or 1 in 1,678,051. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Florida, where 15 percent are found, Louisiana, where 15 percent are found and Maryland, where 15 percent are found. Other than The United States Dantley exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 1 percent are found and The Philippines, where 1 percent are found.

Dantley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dantley has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dantley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dantley surname are 17.82% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 71.05% registered to vote for the political party.

Dantley earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 30.14% less than the national average, earning $30,143 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dantler8655/
Dontley8617/
Dantles861/
Dantelle8011/
Dantille804/
Dauntler800/
Dantla771,187/
Dontly771/
Dontle771/
Dantli771/
Dauntless7518/
Dantiller751/
Dauntelle750/
Daantla7147/
Dhantla7127/
Dontlie716/
Danttla714/
Dantlas712/
Danthla711/
Dhantielly711/
Dantella6710/
Dantelli677/
Dhantlla671/
Dhanthla671/
Dontelle670/
Danthelli632/
Dantillio631/
Danthella631/
Dontla626/
Damtla625/
Damtli622/
Donthla577/
Daamtla574/
Dontilla533/
Dontlist531/
Dontella531/
Dontillas501/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dantley
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