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 found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most common last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname Dirley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Dirley live; 80 percent live in South America and 80 percent live in Luso-South America. It is also the 142,113th most prevalent first name internationally, held by 2,663 people.

Dirley is most widespread in Brazil, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 53,518,583. In Brazil Dirley is mostly concentrated in: Rio de Janeiro, where 50 percent are found, Pernambuco, where 25 percent are found and São Paulo, where 25 percent are found. Apart from Brazil Dirley is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Dirley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dirley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dirley surname fell 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
  • 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 Dirley
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