Gawley Surname

304,881st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,242 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Gawley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gawley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada3791:97,21810,570
United States3381:1,072,36478,128
Northern Ireland2021:9,1341,489
England1801:309,54523,336
Australia911:296,65626,074
Ireland221:214,0438,362
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Wales41:773,63329,106
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1901:23,3152,590
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England491:497,45727,315
Jersey51:10,3761,795
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Gawley Last Name Facts

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

Gawley (Marathi: गवले) is more commonly found in Canada than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Gawley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gawley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 304,881st most frequently held last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 5,867,589 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Gawley reside; 57 percent reside in North America and 57 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most prevalent in Canada, where it is carried by 379 people, or 1 in 97,218. In Canada Gawley is most frequent in: Ontario, where 47 percent live, Alberta, where 18 percent live and British Columbia, where 16 percent live. Outside of Canada Gawley is found in 12 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 16 percent live.

Gawley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Gawley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gawley surname increased 805 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 367 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 88 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 267 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gawley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Anglican (55%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gawley surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 54.55% registered with the political party.

The amount Gawley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.86% more than the national average, earning $47,834 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $49,832 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ghawley921/
Gawle91958/
Gawly91131/
Gowley8328/
Ghawle8310/
Gabley836/
Gawles832/
Gavley832/
Gawlay832/
Gawlhe832/
Gewley832/
Gawlet831/
Gawlue831/
Gawletz7720/
Gowleys7710/
Gawille772/
Gaewlee771/
Gablley771/
Gableyi771/
Ngawlay771/
Gable7314,949/
Gavle736,078/
Gawli731,390/
Gawla7373/
Gowle7326/
Gavly733/
Gewly731/
Gowly730/
Gajwelly7130/
Gaible6785/
Ghavle6768/
Gobley6762/
Gauble6725/
Ghawli6724/
Gewleh6718/
Gavlee6713/
Ghably6711/
Gahwiller677/
Gavhle677/
Gabhle675/
Gaavle674/
Gablay674/
Gablle674/
Ghawla674/
Gowlet674/
Gablee673/
Gauweller672/
Gavlae672/
Gavlay672/
Gavlhe672/
Gawlaś672/
Gowles672/
Gawlai671/
Govley671/
Gawlia671/
Ghable671/
Gabloy671/
Gaewla671/
Ghashwlay671/
Gewlay671/
Gavler671/
Gowloy671/
Ghowle671/
Gauwla671/
Gavles671/
Gabliy671/
Gauvle670/
Gaable670/

Gawley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Gawley in the Marathi language
गवलेgavale-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Gawley
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