Downley Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Downley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Downley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Downley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Downley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Downley? popularity and diffusion

Downley is the 6,723,624th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 75 percent of Downley reside; 75 percent reside in North America and 75 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 33 percent reside, Louisiana, where 17 percent reside and Oregon, where 17 percent reside. Aside from The United States Downley exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 25 percent reside.

Downley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Downley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Downley surname fell 74 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Downley Last Name Statistics demography

Downley earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Downly922/
Downlee861/
Downles861/
Downler861/
Downlay860/
Downelly803/
Downless801/
Dawnly773/
Dawnelle674/
Dawnille671/
Dawnielle632/
Dewinla5710/
Dubinle570/

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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 Downley
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