Korley Surname
Approximately 11,747 people bear this surname
Korley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana | 11,568 | 1:2,336 | 373 |
| United States | 92 | 1:3,939,771 | 214,590 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| Papua New Guinea | 6 | 1:1,358,953 | 118,663 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Lithuania | 1 | 1:3,034,588 | 47,401 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 17 | 1:2,954,040 | 135,915 |
Korley (471) may also be a first name.
Korley Demographics
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Korley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Korley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Korley (Russian: Корлей) is held by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Korley? popularity and diffusion
The last name Korley is the 44,213th most frequent surname on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 620,375 people. The last name Korley is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Korley reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 392,250th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 471 people.
This surname is most frequently occurring in Ghana, where it is carried by 11,568 people, or 1 in 2,336. Without taking into account Ghana it exists in 21 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Korley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Korley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Korley last name rose 541 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 4,400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Korley Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Korley last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% being registered with the political party.
The amount Korley earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 12.81% more than the national average, earning $48,675 USD per year and in Canada they earn 43.64% more than the national average, earning $71,365 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Korley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Korley in the Russian language | ||
| Корлей | korlej | - |
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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 Korley
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