Dunlay Surname

538,129th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dunlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5041:719,16556,610
Canada561:657,95753,499
Scotland251:214,15311,205
England61:9,286,343223,652
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland71:632,83819,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales121:130,7015,289
England61:4,062,562101,150
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1671:300,71123,854

Dunlay Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunlay is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dunlay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunlay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 538,129th most frequently held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 12,186,532 people. The last name Dunlay occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 82 percent of Dunlay reside; 82 percent reside in North America and 81 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 504 people, or 1 in 719,165. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: Iowa, where 14 percent live, Ohio, where 8 percent live and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 9 percent live and Scotland, where 4 percent live.

Dunlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunlay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dunlay surname grew 302 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunlay Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Dunlay surname is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Dunlay last name are 11.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dunlay earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 12.21% more than the national average, earning $48,417 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.2% less than the national average, earning $47,097 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daunlay928/
Dunlauy921/
Dunnlay920/
Dunlahy920/
Dunla9115/
Dunly913/
Dunlahey860/
Dunlap8352,919/
Dunlea831,614/
Dunley83643/
Dounla83534/
Donlay8383/
Dunlat8344/
Dunloy839/
Dunlas836/
Dunlad834/
Dunlai834/
Daunla831/
Dunlau831/
Dunliy831/
Dunloa831/
Dunlah831/
Dumlay831/
Dunlly831/
Daunly830/
Dunnly830/
Dounley7734/
Dunlapp7712/
Daunlia779/
Dunleap777/
Dunllap774/
Dounlap773/
Dunlley773/
Daunley773/
Dounlla773/
Donlaya772/
Dhunliy771/
Deunlap771/
Deunlla771/
Dunella771/
Duhnlap771/
Dunloye771/
Dunnley771/
Douynla771/
Dunelly770/
Dunlaph770/
Dunnlap770/
Dunlaup770/
Duinley770/
Donllay770/
Donla73886/
Donly73199/
Dumla7385/
Dunli737/
Dunle736/
Dhaunlia7167/
Dunleath7115/
Dunnelly718/
Dounella715/
Dhunlaji711/
Dhuunliy711/
Dunnlapp711/
Dounelly711/
Dunellas711/
Doumlaye711/
Donellay710/
Donley6711,192/
Donėla67124/
Donlea67122/
Dumlas6783/
Doumla6736/
Dunlee6728/
Daunle6719/
Dounli6712/
Dunler678/
Dunlep676/
Dhumla676/
Dhunle676/
Dumlap675/
Donlau675/
Dunlis675/
Dunlet674/
Donlai674/
Donloy673/
Donnly673/
Dumlaa673/
Donlla673/
Dounle673/
Dumlai673/
Dunlip672/
Donloa672/
Dinhly671/
Dhonla671/
Dhonly671/
Daunli671/
Dumlia671/
Dunlei671/
Donlia671/
Dinillaye671/
Dumlad671/
Dunleauie671/
Dunlhe671/
Dunloi671/
Donlah671/
Donliy670/
Donlly670/
Dumley670/
Dounilley670/
Dounelley670/
Donhly670/

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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 Dunlay
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