Kierley Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Kierley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kierley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Kierley (11) may also be a first name.

Kierley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kierley is found most frequently in Scotland. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kierley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kierley is the 8,193,072nd most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 80 percent of Kierley are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 80 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The last name Kierley is most common in Scotland, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland it is primarily concentrated in: Midlothian, where 100 percent reside. Apart from Scotland it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 20 percent reside and The United States, where 20 percent reside.

Kierley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kierley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kierley surname decreased 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerley928,822/
Kirley921,227/
Kierle9219/
Kierly920/
Kearley862,402/
Kehrley8690/
Kaierle8633/
Kuerley863/
Kaerley861/
Kerlley861/
Ckerley861/
Kerrley860/
Kirlley860/
Kerle831,630/
Kerly83262/
Kirly8328/
Kirle8322/
Keurlley802/
Khirlley801/
Kehrle77885/
Keirle77611/
Kerlee77281/
Kearly77171/
Kerlay77167/
Kearle77157/
Kerlea7779/
Gkerle7777/
Kerleu7765/
Kerlie7734/
Keerle7730/
Kaerle7729/
Kehrly7719/
Kerlly7717/
Kerleh7715/
Kirlay7710/
Kerlue777/
Cerley775/
Cirley773/
Kerlei772/
Kirloy771/
Kirleu771/
Kirlyo771/
Kirláy771/
Koerle771/
Kairly771/
Kerrly771/
Kerlhy771/
Kirlie770/
Keerly770/
Kerloy770/
Kirlei770/
Kuerle770/
Kirlly770/
Kerlle770/
Kreley770/
Cearley712,061/
Kirleis71130/
Gkerles7147/
Cairley7144/
Kirilly7136/
Kerelly7127/
Kerleah7125/
Quirley7118/
Kairele7118/
Kerleha7112/
Chirley7111/
Kaehrle719/
Krehley719/
Keherly718/
Kerlleh717/
Kerlyts716/
Kirlaya713/
Cherley712/
Kirlets712/
Kierlaj712/
Keharle711/
Kearrly711/
Kerlaya711/
Kerliya711/
Khairle711/
Ceurley711/
Cirlley711/
Kerhler711/
Kerlhes711/
Kearlet711/
Kerlets711/
Kehrler711/
Kirliya711/
Kirlytė711/
Keurlly711/
Kiherli711/
Kerleia711/
Kerleus711/
Kerlher711/
Kearlee711/
Kerille710/
Kearlay710/
Kherlie710/
Cerrley710/
Cuirley710/
Cuerley710/
Kerletz710/
Kirli677,877/
Kirla671,187/
Kerla67684/
Krele67175/
Kerli67171/
Kärle67116/
Cerle6796/
Kerrelle6753/
Kettrles6749/
Kyrle6744/
Kerlouet6734/
Cirle6732/
Cerly679/
Kyrly678/
Kerlé676/
Kherliya675/
Chearley674/
Cirly674/
Keirless674/
Khiyarly672/
Kirielle672/
Kirrelly672/
Kerhleus672/
Kerleher671/
Kerleová671/
Kittrlle671/
Kierlasz671/
Cherlley671/
Keurylly671/
Caiierle670/
Kitrelle670/
Cerilley670/

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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 Kierley
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