Grely Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Grely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Grely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France281:2,372,240182,981
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States291:1,731,67989,620

The alternate forms: Grély (1) are calculated separately.

Grely (161) may also be a first name.

Grely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Grely occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can be found as: Grély. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Grely? popularity and diffusion

The last name Grely is the 3,485,539th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Grely are found; 88 percent are found in Western Europe and 88 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 722,635th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 161 people.

It is most frequent in France, where it is carried by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France Grely is mostly concentrated in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 89 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent live and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 4 percent live. Aside from France it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in China, where 3 percent live and Madagascar, where 3 percent live.

Grely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Grely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Grely last name contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grely Last Name Statistics demography

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Grély931/
Grealy911,644/
Greely911,618/
Grelya9157/
Greloy9113/
Greley9112/
Grzely9111/
Griely912/
Grrely910/
Greeley836,938/
Greally83674/
Grealey83266/
Gresley83242/
Greasly8320/
Greilly832/
Greeloy832/
Greyley831/
Grieley831/
Greelay830/
Greeliy830/
Gretley830/
Greiley830/
Grela808,827/
Grele80191/
Greli80133/
Grily800/
Greasley772,057/
Greatley7756/
Greesley771/
Greehley771/
Greeleys771/
Greisley771/
Geereely771/
D'Greely771/
Grelet733,443/
Grzela731,396/
Gresle73516/
Greule73499/
Griley73183/
Grelis73143/
Grelha73123/
Grzelj7369/
Greile7343/
Gresli7339/
Greuli7317/
Graily7314/
Greles7312/
Grrela7312/
Greele738/
Greloi738/
Greslé737/
Grelie736/
Greler735/
Grelia735/
Griela735/
Grelui732/
Grieli732/
Grilya731/
Greela731/
Ngreli731/
Grelai731/
Grelee731/
Greila730/
Griele730/
Greliz730/
Greyle730/
Gresilley712/
Geereilly712/
Greycelly711/
Gretler67614/
Grealis67591/
Greiler67345/
Grisley67334/
Grelich67204/
Grayley6793/
Grailey6759/
Gresler6756/
Greeler6752/
Greelis6746/
Greisle6740/
Grelait6735/
Grelish6734/
Greelee6712/
Grailly6711/
Grelois675/
Greylis672/
Grettle671/
Greulle671/
Greales671/
Greelea671/
Geereli671/
Grealle671/
Gresles671/
Grzelea671/
Ghreila671/
Greiliz671/
Ghretli671/
Greatle671/
Greslea670/
Greasli670/
Greluis670/
Greyled670/
Greiles670/
Greesli670/
Grealer670/

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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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  • 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 Grely
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