Goldley Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Goldley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goldley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Goldley (9) may also be a first name.

Goldley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goldley is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Goldley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,360,413th most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 67 percent of Goldley reside; 67 percent reside in South Asia and 67 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used given name globally It is held by 9 people.

The last name Goldley is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 10,717,728. In Afghanistan it is mostly found in: Jowzjan, where 33 percent are found, Kandahar, where 33 percent are found and Paktia, where 33 percent are found. Not including Afghanistan it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Goldley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Goldley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Goldley last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouldley930/
Goldly922/
Holdley862/
Goldlych801/
Goldla7718/
Holdlee711/
Goldlip711/
Ghaldly711/
Holdler710/
Goldliz710/
Goldlist67112/
Goldilla6719/
Galdelly671/
Aldle671/
Holdhleit632/
Aldler624/
Aldlle621/
Galdla621/
Gouldillah591/
Oldelli579/
Aldleih571/
Galdlas571/
Galdelli53124/
Aldleish531/
Aldleihi531/
Ouldhlis531/
Galdella531/
Galdiolli5012/
Aldli501/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Goldley
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