Farelly Surname

2,237,939th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 72 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Ireland

Farelly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Farelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France361:1,845,076161,051
England141:3,979,861125,553
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland281:158,2108,327
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Farelly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Farelly is most common in France. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Farelly? popularity and diffusion

Farelly is the 2,237,939th most frequently occurring family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 101,215,916 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Farelly live; 51 percent live in Western Europe and 49 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most common in France, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,845,076. In France it is most frequent in: Hauts-de-France, where 78 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 8 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 6 percent are found. Not including France it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in England, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.

Farelly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Farelly has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Farelly last name contracted 12 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 140 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 86 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Farelly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Farelly earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.41% less than the national average, earning $38,225 USD per year.

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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
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