Karnley Surname

320,306th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,167 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Karnley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karnley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1,1161:3,950499
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Karnley (36) may also be a first name.

Karnley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karnley is found in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Karnley.

How Common Is The Last Name Karnley? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 320,306th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 6,244,684 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Karnley reside; 96 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Karnley is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name throughout the world, held by 36 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is carried by 1,116 people, or 1 in 3,950. In Liberia it is mostly found in: Bomi County, where 47 percent live, Montserrado County, where 37 percent live and Grand Cape Mount County, where 6 percent live. Other than Liberia this last name exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent live and The Gambia, where 0 percent live.

Karnley Last Name Statistics demography

Karnley earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.17% more than the national average, earning $46,241 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Karnnley931/
Karnly9213/
Karnle924/
Carnley862,375/
Karnlay8615/
Kernley867/
Karnlly861/
Kornley861/
Kearnly861/
Karenlee803/
Karnelly802/
Karnlees801/
Carrnley801/
Kernle7748/
Carnly776/
Körnle772/
Karnla772/
Carnle771/
Carnelley75197/
Chearnley759/
Karinli71122/
Cornley7195/
Korinle711/
Kerenly711/
Karenli711/
Carnlie710/
Kernhle710/
Kornelly6788/
Karnella6756/
Karnelli6749/
Karginli6749/
Carnelly6745/
Carnelle6725/
Carinlay6717/
Kharinla6715/
Kornlouy679/
Katrinli679/
Karaenli678/
Kareemly677/
Kornelle675/
Kernelle675/
Carrenle671/
Karenlla671/
Karnilla671/
Carnille670/

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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 Karnley
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