Onely Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Angola
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Onely Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Onely, Northants: 16th cent. Onley, Onelie; Onneley, Staffs: Domesday Anelege = 1 the Single Lea [Middle English on, one, ane, œn, Old English án, one, single, unique + M.E ley, lie, Old English leáh, lea] 2 On(n)a’s, or Æn(n)a’s, Lea.

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Onely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Onely (237) may also be a first name.

Onely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Onely, Northants: 16th cent. Onley, Onelie; Onneley, Staffs: Domesday Anelege = 1 the Single Lea [Middle English on, one, ane, œn, Old English án, one, single, unique + M.E ley, lie, Old English leáh, lea] 2 On(n)a’s, or Æn(n)a’s, Lea.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Onely Last Name Facts

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

The surname Onely is held by more people in Angola than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Onely? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most commonly held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Onely live; 17 percent live in Central Africa and 17 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 581,650th most frequently held first name world-wide It is held by 237 people.

Onely is most widespread in Angola, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 26,989,214. Outside of Angola Onely exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent reside and Cameroon, where 17 percent reside.

Onely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Onely has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Onely surname declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oneley9113/
Honely911/
Gonely910/
Onealy910/
Gonnely8318/
Oneilly832/
O'Neily831/
Hounely831/
Goneily831/
Goneley830/
Honeley830/
Honnely830/
Onealey830/
Onele809,420/
Onela80305/
Anely8074/
Oneli8058/
Onily801/
O'Neilly778/
Oneilloy773/
Honesley772/
Gouneily771/
Honeiliy771/
Honneley770/
Aneley735,156/
Angely731,563/
Ongele73730/
Onnela73626/
Oneale73322/
Hanely73191/
Goneli73147/
Oneile73144/
Onelia73130/
Anelay73124/
Ongeli73117/
Onelio7386/
Annely7342/
Oniele7333/
Onelis7323/
Ounela7321/
Oneleh7320/
O'Nele7319/
Anhely7317/
Gonele7316/
Ognele7312/
Aneliy737/
Ganely736/
Anelya736/
Ouneli736/
Oneili735/
Onnele735/
Onilya735/
Onelii734/
Oynele733/
Hunely732/
Onelit732/
Honela732/
Onyloy732/
Honele732/
Oniley731/
Oneala731/
Oonele731/
Onelea731/
Oniela731/
Aniely731/
Ohnele731/
Onetle731/
Onelge731/
Unhely731/
Honily730/
Oneele730/
O'Nealley710/
Hounesley710/
Onneile67762/
O'Neale67716/
Ounesli67256/
Angelly67198/
Angeley67168/
O'Neile67144/
Anhelys6789/
Goneyle679/
Gouneli678/
Oneille677/
Gongeli675/
O'Nelio675/
Huneley674/
Gunnely674/
Anneley674/
Ongelee674/
Gongele673/
Oneilla673/
Angelay672/
Anesley671/
Hannely671/
Annelya671/
O'Neila671/
Onealei671/
Angeloy671/
Oneless671/
Oneleph671/
Onelaja671/
Oneyler671/
Onheleh671/
Oneilli671/
O'Neili671/
Gounele671/
Guneliy671/
Ganelyo671/
Anelaya671/
Anneluy671/
Ongelij671/
Ohgnele671/
On'gele671/
Ongelle671/
Honelet671/
Ounelia671/
Ounnela671/
Oyneali671/
Oinelis671/
Ongelio671/
Ongnele671/
Anealys671/
Hanelhy671/
O'Niele670/
Honelea670/
Aneslay670/
Haneley670/
Hagnely670/
Oneales670/
Hugnely670/
Honeler670/
Ouneles670/
Gannely670/
Honeles670/
Onielia670/
Heunely670/
Onealle670/

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