Kierley Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Kierley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 12 | 1:4,184,890 | 180,076 |
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 surname Kierley occurs in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Kierley click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kierley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kierley is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name 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 frequently held given name internationally It is held by 11 people.
It is most commonly held in Scotland, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 1,784,606. In Scotland Kierley is most frequent in: Midlothian, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Scotland this last name occurs 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 prevalency of Kierley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Kierley last name contracted 92 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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 Kierley
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