Emly Surname

855,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 319 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Emly Surname Definition:

From Elmley; a location name in Kent Or from the German, Emler; from the Dutch, Emelar, Emigli; a personal name.

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Emly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2021:1,794,351117,764
Indonesia561:2,361,593141,864
England441:1,266,32057,817
Papua New Guinea81:1,019,215101,897
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

Emly (2,023) may also be a first name.

Emly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Elmley; a location name in Kent Or from the German, Emler; from the Dutch, Emelar, Emigli; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

User-submitted Reference

Possibly from the French 'Friendship'.

- Peters

Emly Last Name Facts

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

Emly occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Emly? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 855,216th most widespread last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 22,844,972 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 64 percent of Emly are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Emly is also the 167,925th most frequently used first name in the world, borne by 2,023 people.

It is most widespread in The United States, where it is borne by 202 people, or 1 in 1,794,351. In The United States it is most common in: Indiana, where 22 percent are found, Minnesota, where 13 percent are found and Montana, where 12 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 18 percent are found and England, where 14 percent are found.

Emly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Emly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Emly last name rose 147 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Emly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Emly surname are 18.61% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.38% being registered to vote for the political party.

Emly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.15% less than the national average, earning $38,340 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Emley891,030/
Emlay89157/
Hemly8962/
Emmly8918/
Jemly893/
Emliy892/
Gemly892/
Emlyh892/
Eimly891/
Emlly891/
Emloy890/
Hemley801,022/
Emilly80305/
Heimly8066/
Jemley8036/
Hjemly8015/
Emelly8014/
Yemlay803/
Eimely801/
Eamloy801/
Gemley801/
Hemlya801/
Hemlly801/
Emlley801/
Hemlay800/
Eimley800/
Emli75325/
Emla75152/
Emle7521/
Imly753/
Emlé752/
Jmly751/
Emellyo7344/
Emillya737/
Emellya735/
Emmelly734/
Gemelly732/
Hemleys732/
Emmylly732/
Esmilly732/
Emmilly732/
Hemilly732/
Emlyuih731/
Heimlys731/
Emelley731/
Jemelly731/
Eimilly731/
Emaelly731/
Jeamloy731/
Eamilly731/
Hemelly731/
Emilley730/
Heamley730/
Yesmley730/
Emler671,392/
Imlay671,330/
Hemla67495/
Hemle67390/
Emlet67342/
Jemli67218/
Hemli67216/
Gemli67184/
Yemle67109/
Yemla6776/
Jemla6772/
Himly6752/
Emlia6746/
Eimla6731/
Emlih6722/
Yemli6722/
Emlla6718/
Imley6715/
Jimly679/
Emlio679/
Emleh678/
Emlee676/
Eemla674/
Jemle674/
Emmla673/
Eamli673/
Emlie672/
Hemmilly672/
Emled671/
Hemillys671/
Jhemilly671/
Jhemelly671/
Emmillya671/
Emmle671/
Emlid671/
Emles671/
Iemla671/
Gimly671/
Hemillay671/
Gemle671/
Emlis671/
Eamla671/
Ehmle671/
Emlit670/

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