Grealy Surname

242,725th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,644 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Grealy Surname Definition:

Mag Raoghallaigh (W) Almost exclusively a Galway-Mayo name. IF 192

Grealy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia9571:28,2093,831
Ireland2901:16,2381,799
United States1731:2,095,138133,172
England1171:476,22330,919
Canada521:708,56956,910
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
France11:66,422,722504,397
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland3581:12,3741,674
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England691:353,26622,372
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States241:2,092,445103,667

Grealy (12) may also be a first name.

Grealy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Mag Raoghallaigh (W) Almost exclusively a Galway-Mayo name. IF 192

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Grealy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Grealy occurs in Australia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grealy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grealy is the 242,725th most prevalent last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 4,432,814 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Grealy are found; 58 percent are found in Australasia and 58 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 12 people.

This surname is most widespread in Australia, where it is carried by 957 people, or 1 in 28,209. In Australia Grealy is most common in: Victoria, where 54 percent reside, New South Wales, where 22 percent reside and Queensland, where 17 percent reside. Barring Australia it exists in 19 countries. It also occurs in Ireland, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 11 percent reside.

Grealy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Grealy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people carrying the Grealy last name decreased 19 percent between 1901 and 2014; in The United States it grew 721 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 170 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it decreased 25 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Grealy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Grealy last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Grealy last name are 1.53% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 54.76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Grealy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 86.18% more than the national average, earning R 442,428 per year; in United States they earn 14.67% more than the national average, earning $49,481 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.22% more than the national average, earning $54,264 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Greally92674/
Grealey92266/
Greasly9220/
Grely9132/
Graly9113/
Greasley862,057/
Greatley8656/
Greely831,618/
Graley831,037/
Grelya8357/
Graily8314/
Greloy8313/
Greley8312/
Grzely8311/
Groely839/
Graely835/
Grally833/
Griely832/
Grahly831/
Gralya831/
Grauly830/
Grrely830/
Gruely830/
Greeley776,938/
Grealis77591/
Groelly77345/
Gresley77242/
Gralley7761/
Grailly7711/
Greilly772/
Greeloy772/
Greyley771/
Grieley771/
Greales771/
Greelly771/
Grealle771/
Grielly771/
Greyali771/
Greatle771/
Greasli770/
Groeley770/
Greelay770/
Greeliy770/
Gretley770/
Graeley770/
Greiley770/
Grealer770/
Grela738,827/
Grala734,126/
Grele73191/
Greli73133/
Grali7341/
Grale7338/
Grély731/
Grily730/
Grealish711,473/
Grauslys7154/
Grehalle718/
Greesley711/
Grejales711/
Grealich711/
Greehley711/
Greeleys711/
Greisley711/
Geerally711/
Geereely711/
Graselly711/
D'Greely711/
Greealeh710/
Grelet673,443/
Gralla671,668/
Grzela671,396/
Gresle67516/
Greule67499/
Griley67183/
Grayli67179/
Grelis67143/
Grelha67123/
Graali67113/
Groele67104/
Gralia6789/
Grauli6776/
Grzelj6769/
Gralle6768/
Greile6743/
Gresli6739/
Grasselly6734/
Graler6732/
Groeli6730/
Grouly6723/
Greuli6717/
Grasli6715/
Gralet6714/
Greles6712/
Grrela6712/
Grahli6711/
Gralaa6710/
Greele678/
Greloi678/
Greslé677/
Groelj676/
Grzala676/
Grattelly676/
Grelie676/
Greler675/
Ngrale675/
Grelia675/
Griela675/
Grales675/
Gruele674/
Gralli674/
Grauslytė673/
Gralis672/
Grelui672/
Gresilley672/
Graale672/
Graeli672/
Geereilly672/
Grieli672/
Graala671/
Grilya671/
Grayla671/
Greaslish671/
Greela671/
Ghrale671/
Gralie671/
Graleh671/
Gralit671/
Ngreli671/
Gralei671/
Gralej671/
Gralio671/
Grelai671/
Grelee671/
Graili671/
Gralje671/
Greycelly671/
Greila670/
Griele670/
Greliz670/
Greyle670/

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