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 last name Lonely is found in Iran more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Lonely click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lonely? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 993,593rd most widely held last name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 28,246,302 people. Lonely occurs mostly 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 commonly held first name at a global level. It is borne by 13,284 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is borne by 234 people, or 1 in 328,130. In Iran Lonely is mostly found in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 24 percent are found, Razavi Khorasan Province, where 17 percent are found and Gilan Province, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran this last name is found in 9 countries. It is also common in The Solomon Islands, where 4 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Lonely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lonely has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Lonely last name fell 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Lonely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Lonely surname is primarily 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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