Likely Surname
Approximately 858 people bear this surname
Likely Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 631 | 1:574,420 | 47,094 |
| Canada | 116 | 1:317,634 | 29,153 |
| Ireland | 42 | 1:112,118 | 5,755 |
| England | 38 | 1:1,466,265 | 63,675 |
| Australia | 21 | 1:1,285,510 | 68,491 |
| Indonesia | 4 | 1:33,062,298 | 643,618 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 72 | 1:61,526 | 4,797 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 100 | 1:502,187 | 35,305 |
Likely (27) may also be a first name.
Likely Demographics
Likely Political Affiliation
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Likely Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Likely Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Likely is found most in The United States. It can occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Likely? popularity and diffusion
The last name Likely is the 407,730th most frequently held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 8,493,643 people. The surname Likely is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Likely live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. Likely is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 27 people.
Likely is most common in The United States, where it is held by 631 people, or 1 in 574,420. In The United States Likely is most numerous in: Alabama, where 19 percent reside, Florida, where 10 percent reside and Michigan, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States Likely occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 14 percent reside and Ireland, where 5 percent reside.
Likely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Likely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Likely last name increased 631 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it contracted 42 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Likely Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (53%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Likely last name are 23.99% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 70.76% being registered with the party.
The amount Likely earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.1% less than the national average, earning $37,495 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.96% more than the national average, earning $53,636 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liokely | 92 | 1 | / |
| Lickely | 92 | 1 | / |
| Likeley | 92 | 0 | / |
| Likele | 83 | 2,006 | / |
| Likeli | 83 | 433 | / |
| Likela | 83 | 424 | / |
| Lekely | 83 | 6 | / |
| Licely | 83 | 2 | / |
| Likily | 83 | 0 | / |
| Likhele | 77 | 17 | / |
| Liokeli | 77 | 12 | / |
| Lykkely | 77 | 6 | / |
| Likelet | 77 | 4 | / |
| Likhela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Laikela | 77 | 4 | / |
| Hlikela | 77 | 2 | / |
| Leekely | 77 | 1 | / |
| Likeleh | 77 | 1 | / |
| Likeeli | 77 | 1 | / |
| Likehele | 71 | 2 | / |
| Likieleh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likhehla | 71 | 1 | / |
| Likila | 67 | 721 | / |
| Lekele | 67 | 254 | / |
| Likili | 67 | 209 | / |
| Lekela | 67 | 181 | / |
| Liceli | 67 | 101 | / |
| Lekeli | 67 | 11 | / |
| Licily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lykele | 67 | 1 | / |
| Lecily | 67 | 1 | / |
| Likile | 67 | 1 | / |
| Liquesley | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Likely
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