Namely Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Namely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Namely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia91:489,83723,279
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Namely (34) may also be a first name.

Namely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Namely is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Namely? popularity and diffusion

The surname Namely is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 56 percent of Namely are found; 56 percent are found in West Africa and 56 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring given name throughout the world It is held by 34 people.

It is most commonly used in Liberia, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 489,837. In Liberia Namely is most common in: Montserrado County, where 56 percent live, Bong County, where 11 percent live and Grand Bassa County, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Liberia Namely exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 13 percent live.

Namely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Namely has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Namely last name expanded 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Namelya9218/
Namiely926/
Neamely921/
Nameley920/
Namelaya862/
Namele83347/
Nameli8378/
Nomely8354/
Namela8338/
Namyly831/
Namily831/
Nameilaya801/
Nameylaya801/
Nnamele77126/
Nameele77122/
Nameela7735/
Ngamele7722/
Gnamele7713/
Nameeli7710/
Ngameli774/
Namilya774/
Nametli773/
Nnamela773/
Nnameli773/
Namelee772/
Namelit772/
Namieli772/
Namelie771/
Namoily771/
Gnameli771/
Nameyla771/
Namelet771/
Nameles771/
Namiley771/
Nameili771/
Nameless7110/
Namoilay714/
Namailya711/
Ngomeley711/
Nammelit711/
Namuilya711/
Nameleha711/
Nnameale711/
Ngamilay711/
Nameelaa711/
Namile67632/
Namili67395/
Namailaya67211/
Namila67163/
Nomela6773/
Nomeli6751/
Namaylaya676/
Nammeelit671/
Nameslead670/

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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 Namely
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis