Denley Surname

173,293rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,480 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Wales

Denley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Denley or Danley [for the first element v. under Denham: the second is Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a lea]

Denley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1181:324,20329,514
England7021:79,3708,866
Australia2801:96,41310,942
Canada1231:299,55827,752
New Zealand811:55,9058,836
Wales571:54,2904,971
Northern Ireland291:63,6224,809
Nigeria241:7,380,948165,663
Scotland161:334,61415,044
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
China31:455,773,85521,925
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
France21:33,211,361423,184
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland111:402,71514,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3181:76,6528,346
Wales31:522,80514,314
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1221:411,62930,405

Denley (496) may also be a first name.

Denley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Denley or Danley [for the first element v. under Denham: the second is Middle English ley, Old English leáh, a lea]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Denley Last Name Facts

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

Denley (Marathi: डेनली) occurs most in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Denley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 173,293rd most frequently held last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 2,938,527 people. Denley occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 42 percent of Denley live; 41 percent live in North America and 41 percent live in Anglo-North America. Denley is also the 381,018th most commonly occurring forename world-wide It is held by 496 people.

Denley is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 1,118 people, or 1 in 324,203. In The United States Denley is most prevalent in: Mississippi, where 24 percent live, Tennessee, where 7 percent live and Oregon, where 5 percent live. Barring The United States it is found in 31 countries. It also occurs in England, where 28 percent live and Australia, where 11 percent live.

Denley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Denley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Denley last name rose 916 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 221 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Denley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Anglican (82%) in Ireland.

In The United States Denley are 11.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.11% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Denley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.99% less than the national average, earning $42,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.71% more than the national average, earning $54,011 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Denliey921/
Denly91346/
Denle918/
Denler83313/
Dinley83220/
Denlea8372/
Denlay8371/
Denlee8352/
Denlet8324/
Demley8315/
Dennly835/
Dhenle834/
Deenle832/
Denlie831/
Dienle831/
Denles831/
Denleh831/
Denlly830/
Dehnle830/
Dennelley801/
Dennler771,071/
Denloye77111/
Deenlae777/
Denlyoh771/
Denleid771/
Desnler771/
Deenleh771/
Duinley770/
Demnler770/
Deenler770/
Denli735,951/
Demle731,678/
Dinle73386/
Denla7362/
Hdnle731/
Dhnly731/
Dinly730/
Dennelly71120/
Deenlaeh716/
Dennelle712/
Dinler6716,584/
Demler671,994/
Dinlay67146/
Gynley6753/
Dienla6749/
Denlis6731/
Dnelly6711/
Denlah6710/
Denlia678/
Denlid674/
Dinlet674/
Demleu673/
Deenla673/
Denlap673/
Denlas672/
Dennielle672/
Demlle672/
Dnllee671/
Dhenla671/
Dennellie671/
Dinlea671/
Dimley671/
Denlai671/
Denlat671/
Denlij671/
Demlee671/
Denlio671/
Demlay671/
Demleh671/
Dinglieye671/
Dinlle671/
Denlad671/
Demlei671/
Deemly670/
Dnilly670/

Denley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Denley in the Marathi language
डेनलीdenali-

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