Fonley Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
South Africa

Fonley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fonley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
South Africa201:2,708,885106,094
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Fonley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Fonley is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Fonley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. Fonley is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Fonley reside; 70 percent reside in North America and 70 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States Fonley is primarily found in: California, where 41 percent are found, Iowa, where 30 percent are found and Alabama, where 9 percent are found. Other than The United States Fonley exists in one country. It also occurs in South Africa, where 30 percent are found.

Fonley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fonley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Fonley last name expanded 418 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fonley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Fonley last name is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Fonley surname are 47.97% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 94.74% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Fonley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 1.28% more than the national average, earning R 240,672 per year and in United States they earn 14.17% more than the national average, earning $49,264 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Founley920/
Fonle9124/
Fonly911/
Fonlet8310/
Fomley838/
Fanley838/
Fonler835/
Vonley833/
Funley833/
Fonnly831/
Fonloy830/
Fonles830/
Fonlee830/
Fonlez830/
Fonlay830/
Fahnley7726/
Fhanley771/
Fanhley770/
Fonnlle770/
Fohnler770/
Fanle73196/
Vonle7331/
Fanly737/
Funle736/
Fonla734/
Fomly730/
Fonnelly711/
Fonnille710/
Foneller710/
Vonleh67788/
Vanley67177/
Fanleu6793/
Fahnle6771/
Fanlay6725/
Fanles677/
Fanlei676/
Vonlee674/
Foumle673/
Fanlie673/
Fanler673/
Famley672/
Phonly672/
Founla672/
Fanlly671/
Funler671/
Funles671/
Vonleu671/
Vonlea671/
Funloe671/
Fanlet671/
Fanlue671/
Fonlio671/
Fanlee671/
Faunly670/
Fonlas670/
Fanlep670/
Funlay670/

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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 Fonley
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