Fairlay Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Scotland

Fairlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fairlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland181:207,9567,652
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Fairlay Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fairlay is most common in The United States. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fairlay? popularity and diffusion

The last name Fairlay is the 7,593,402nd most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Fairlay are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Fairlay is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Fairlay is mostly concentrated in: California, where 25 percent are found, Mississippi, where 25 percent are found and Tennessee, where 25 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 17 percent are found and Scotland, where 17 percent are found.

Fairlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fairlay has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Fairlay surname decreased 64 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fairlay Last Name Statistics demography

Fairlay earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.84% less than the national average, earning $38,042 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fairly92407/
Farlay92143/
Firlay9210/
Fairla921/
Fairley8613,015/
Farlaya8615/
Fearlay861/
Farlaye861/
Fairlye861/
Firla831,098/
Farla83599/
Firly83556/
Farly83297/
Firlayis80211/
Fairelly801/
Fairliey801/
Fairrley801/
Fairlass800/
Farley7768,919/
Ferlay771,470/
Firley77441/
Firlas77125/
Fierla7767/
Farlya7752/
Farlat7741/
Firlaj7721/
Firlia7716/
Firloy7716/
Farlia7713/
Varlay7712/
Fatrla7711/
Fharly779/
Farlas778/
Fierly775/
Vairla773/
Farlly772/
Farrly772/
Farlye772/
Fairle772/
Fearly772/
Farlau772/
Farluy771/
Farrla771/
Farlah771/
Farlae771/
Farlap771/
Farlea771/
Firlly771/
Faerly770/
Farloy770/
Fairlacht755/
Farrellay750/
Fairlie712,945/
Farella712,883/
Fairlee71202/
Farilla71177/
Farelly7172/
Fierley7157/
Fairles7146/
Farliya7122/
Farrley7121/
Farzley7119/
Firella716/
Fearley714/
Farlley714/
Firleas713/
Farleya712/
Farrlly712/
Faerley711/
Fairlez711/
Farlass711/
Vairley711/
Farliey711/
Farleah711/
Farleyy711/
Farllah711/
Farleey711/
Ffarley711/
Faierle711/
Farlatt711/
Fourlay711/
Firilla711/
Ferlaye711/
Fairlei711/
Farleiy711/
Farleys710/
Farilly710/
Fahrley710/
Fairlis710/
Fairlle710/
Farhley710/
Fairler710/
Faarley710/
Farrelly6713,049/
Virla677,890/
Ferla675,343/
Fiorella673,462/
Varla673,004/
Fairless672,576/
Firle67798/
Fiorilla67791/
Firli67476/
Farle67264/
Ferly67249/
Farillas67220/
Frela67175/
Fyrla67159/
Farli67137/
Farillah6747/
Fitrilla6719/
Firliyah6716/
Farrlley6713/
Fierlaha6711/
Fatrilla679/
Fharella676/
Farrella675/
Farzilla675/
Faurlija673/
Farelley673/
Farrilly671/
Faroella671/
Farrladd671/
Varlayah671/
Farrilla671/
Firillas671/
Firlj671/
Firlé671/
Fargilly671/
Farlheys671/
Farielly670/
Fareelly670/

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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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  • 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 Fairlay
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