Mainly Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Canada
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Mainly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Mainly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Mainly (27) may also be a first name.

Mainly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Mainly is found most in Canada. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of Mainly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mainly? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,206,983rd most frequently used family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 59 percent of Mainly are found; 55 percent are found in North America and 55 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,036,353rd most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Mainly is most commonly occurring in Canada, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 6,140,932. In Canada it is most prevalent in: British Columbia, where 67 percent live, Saskatchewan, where 17 percent live and Ontario, where 17 percent live. Besides Canada Mainly occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 27 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

Mainly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Mainly has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Mainly last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mainley9216/
Matinly920/
Manly914,043/
Masinlay8644/
Mattinly868/
Mainelly867/
Manley8346,374/
Manlay83486/
Mainla8312/
Manliy838/
Mannly837/
Mainle833/
Mainli833/
Moinly832/
Meanly831/
Maunly831/
Manloy831/
Manlly830/
Minhly830/
Mginly830/
Mattinley801/
MacHinley801/
Meanley77206/
Manlaya7798/
Minelly7758/
Manelly7716/
Maçinli7711/
Meanlay778/
Mannley777/
Maineli775/
Manleys774/
Mainele773/
Mginley772/
Mmanley771/
Majanly771/
Maenley771/
Manilly771/
Manllay771/
Mahnlay771/
Matinli771/
Mahanly771/
Mainlee771/
Manlley770/
Mahnley770/
Meinley770/
Matenly770/
Maunley770/
Meanely770/
Mahianlooy751/
Manla736,254/
Manli731,980/
Manle73691/
Manlé731/
Mainella711,022/
Mainelli71690/
Minielly71369/
Mannelly7174/
Manielly7113/
Meinelly717/
Minaelly716/
Mahanley711/
Maenelly711/
Manellya711/
Mannlley711/
Moinelly711/
Mayanlay711/
Maihanle711/
Maihanli711/
Mattenly710/
Mecinley710/
Manlai67662/
Manlla67238/
Maunla67158/
Maenle67153/
Manleh67140/
Mannle67122/
Manlee67106/
Manlea6786/
Mattenley6782/
Manlis6776/
Moinli6776/
Manlio6775/
Mamlay6753/
Manlet6748/
Mainellis6748/
Mayinelli6733/
Maunle6729/
Manler6723/
Mamley6719/
Manloi6717/
Mausimlay6714/
Hmamly6714/
Minhle679/
Manlid678/
Manlit677/
Manlli677/
Maanla675/
Manleu675/
Meenly674/
Maenli674/
Maamly674/
Manles673/
Manlia673/
Menhly673/
Maijnelli672/
Mahnli671/
Maingille671/
Masnli671/
Manlez671/
Mannelley671/
Mannli671/
Meanle671/
Manlie671/
Manlle671/
Maunli671/
Maanli671/
Manlih671/
Mayienlih671/
Mannielly671/
Manled671/
Manlgi671/
Manhle671/
Mienle670/
Mattinles670/

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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 Mainly
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