Nunley Surname

46,904th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Nunley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nunley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States10,8581:33,3824,167
England1391:400,84927,632
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Ivory Coast91:2,563,47041,100
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
France11:66,422,722504,397
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England421:580,36629,847
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8231:61,0196,703

Nunley (45) may also be a first name.

Nunley Last Name Facts

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

Nunley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Nunley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 46,904th most frequently occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 659,745 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 91 percent of Nunley are found; 91 percent are found in North America and 91 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,504,468th most frequent first name worldwide, held by 45 people.

This last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 10,858 people, or 1 in 33,382. In The United States it is most numerous in: Tennessee, where 16 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and California, where 8 percent live. Beside The United States this surname is found in 19 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Nunley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Nunley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Nunley last name rose 1,319 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 331 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 60 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nunley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Nunley are 15.26% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 62.03% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nunley earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning $38,684 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.36% less than the national average, earning $38,576 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nunnley9269/
Nunly9121/
Nunle9117/
Nunelley864/
Nunnlley862/
D'Nunley861/
Nunlee8393/
Nunlue8324/
Nunleu8322/
Numley8321/
Nunlay839/
Nunler832/
Nunlly832/
Nonley832/
Nunluy832/
Nunliy831/
Nunnly831/
Nounle831/
Nunloy831/
Nunnelley80700/
Nunnilley800/
Gnounle7710/
Nunelly775/
Nounloy775/
Nunnlee772/
Nunnlly772/
Noumley771/
Nounlay771/
Nunhlue771/
Naunloy771/
Noonley771/
Nonle7330/
Nonly7311/
Nunli738/
Nunla734/
Numle731/
Nunnelly71627/
Nunnelle712/
Ngounleu711/
Nunnellee6728/
Ngunla6725/
Nounla6721/
Nunloi674/
Nonhle674/
Naunla674/
Noumle672/
Ngounloyo671/
Ninhle671/
Neuniller671/
Nunnellie670/
Nunneller670/

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Footnotes

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