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 surname Grely occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Grély. Click here for other potential spellings of Grely.

How Common Is The Last Name Grely? popularity and diffusion

The surname Grely is the 3,485,539th most commonly held surname world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Grely 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. Grely is also the 722,635th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 161 people.

This last name is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 2,372,240. In France it is most frequent in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 89 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 4 percent reside and Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 4 percent reside. Without taking into account France Grely occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in China, where 3 percent reside and Madagascar, where 3 percent reside.

Grely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Grely has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name contracted 97 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Grely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally 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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  • 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 Grely
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