Lonely Surname

993,593rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 258 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Lonely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lonely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran2341:328,13022,485
Solomon Islands111:52,73010,588
England41:13,929,515290,718
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Lonely (13,284) may also be a first name.

Lonely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Lonely is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonely? popularity and diffusion

Lonely is the 993,593rd most commonly held surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 28,246,302 people. The surname Lonely is mostly found in Asia, where 91 percent of Lonely are found; 91 percent are found in South Asia and 91 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 50,525th most frequently used first name on earth, held by 13,284 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Iran, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 328,130. In Iran it is most numerous in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 24 percent live, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent live and Gilan Province, where 13 percent live. Outside of Iran this surname is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent live and England, where 2 percent live.

Lonely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lonely has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lonely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Lonely last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Longely9210/
Lonesly920/
Longeley866/
Loungely860/
Loneli8361/
Lanely836/
Lonela834/
Lonele833/
Lunely830/
Lonyly830/
Longele771,387/
Longeli77268/
Langely7772/
Lounela7756/
Loonela7712/
Lungely7710/
Luonela776/
Louneli774/
Laneley774/
Lonelis772/
Lionela772/
Hlonela771/
Luneloy771/
Lonhele771/
Lianely771/
Lionele771/
Launely770/
Lanesly770/
Lonyley770/
Luneley770/
Langeley716/
Loneless713/
Loneilhe711/
Longelli711/
Longelea711/
Lonnelid711/
Laneslay710/
Luneli6776/
Lanela676/
Lunela674/
Laneli673/
Lanele673/
Lunele672/
Lanily670/
Lanyly670/
Lunily670/

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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 Lonely
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