Dirley Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Dirley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dirley (2,663) may also be a first name.

Dirley Last Name Facts

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

Dirley is borne by more people in Brazil than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Dirley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dirley are found; 80 percent are found in South America and 80 percent are found in Luso-South America. Dirley is also the 142,113th most common forename world-wide, borne by 2,663 people.

The surname is most common in Brazil, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil it is primarily found in: Rio de Janeiro, where 50 percent reside, Pernambuco, where 25 percent reside and São Paulo, where 25 percent reside. Besides Brazil it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Dirley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dirley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dirley surname decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhirley921/
Dairley921/
Dirle9174/
Dierlley861/
Durley83949/
Dirlea83343/
Derley83118/
Dirler83112/
Dierle8346/
Dirles8311/
Dirlei834/
Dirlee831/
Dairle831/
Dirlye831/
Dirloy831/
Dierly830/
Dearley771/
Derleya771/
Dirrler771/
Durlley770/
Deerley770/
Drehley770/
Direlle770/
Deurley770/
Derle731,086/
Derly73793/
Dirla73498/
Dirli73169/
Durle73157/
Drele7320/
Dîrle736/
Dhierlei711/
Derler671,509/
Durlea67690/
Dearle67389/
Dirlau67322/
Derlet67252/
Dîrlea67174/
Dürler67142/
Drelea6787/
Dyrlie6757/
Dirloi6752/
Derlly6733/
Dearly6731/
Dirlat6714/
Drelya6714/
Deerly6714/
Dirlis6711/
Derleh6710/
Durlya678/
Dhurle677/
Dairla677/
Derlyi675/
Durlay675/
Dirzla674/
Derlyo673/
Derlay673/
Durloy673/
Dhirla673/
Derlee672/
Durleh672/
Dirlas672/
Dyrlya672/
Deyrle671/
Drelje671/
Dyrles671/
Dărlea671/
Derloy671/
Durlei671/
Durlee671/
Dirlah671/
Dayrle671/
Deirla671/
Dehrle671/
Derlea671/
Dherly671/
Derlie670/
Dyrloe670/
Durluy670/

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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
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  • 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 Dirley
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