Newlay Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Newlay Surname Definition:

(English) Dweller at the New Lea [Old English níwe + leáh (Middle English ley, lay), a meadow, pasture, field]

Newlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia681:64,8315,610
India141:54,790,384527,769
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Newlay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Dweller at the New Lea [Old English níwe + leáh (Middle English ley, lay), a meadow, pasture, field]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Newlay Last Name Facts

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

Newlay is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Newlay? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,007,164th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Newlay reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 78 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The surname is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 68 people, or 1 in 64,831. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Sinoe County, where 91 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 7 percent reside and Nimba County, where 1 percent reside. Aside from Liberia it is found in 4 countries. It is also found in India, where 16 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neewlay927/
Newly9146/
Newla917/
Newillay861/
Newley83297/
Naewla8317/
Neawla836/
Nowlay834/
Newlas831/
Newlad831/
Ngewlai7710/
Neewley7710/
Ngiwlay773/
Naewlah771/
Newlaud771/
Newelly770/
Nebla73271/
Nevla739/
Nawla736/
Newle734/
Newli732/
Nowla731/
Nevly730/
Newlauch710/
Neblea67345/
Nevlad67115/
Nowley6761/
Neblai6753/
Newlee6748/
Nowlla6714/
Nawlai6710/
Nawlah678/
Neibla678/
Navlay675/
Nawley672/
Nawlia672/
Neblia672/
Niblay671/
Nowlia671/
Njwela671/
Newleh671/
Nywela671/
Nebley670/
Newlle670/
Newlou670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Newlay
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