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Where Does The Last Name Lely Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Lely (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻟﻌﻞ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Lély. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lely? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Lely is the 123,441^st most commonly held surname globally, held by around 1 in 1,970,139 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 49 percent of Lely reside; 44 percent reside in West Africa and 42 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Lely is also the 33,099^th most frequently occurring first name globally, held by 23,935 people.

Lely is most common in Mauritania, where it is borne by 1,552 people, or 1 in 2,638. In Mauritania it is most numerous in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent reside, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 17 percent reside and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Mauritania this last name is found in 45 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 22 percent reside and France, where 15 percent reside.

Lely Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Lely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lely last name rose 1,660 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 118 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lely Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland and Latin Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Lely surname are 19.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 72.73% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Lely earn in different countries varies greatly. In Colombia they earn 47.84% more than the national average, earning $33,562,800 COP per year; in United States they earn 7.84% more than the national average, earning $46,530 USD per year and in Canada they earn 25.71% less than the national average, earning $36,911 CAD per year.