Paisly Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Paisly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Paisly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:340,75912,983
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Paisly (11) may also be a first name.

Paisly Last Name Facts

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

The last name Paisly occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Paisly? popularity and diffusion

The surname Paisly is the 10,311,814th most prevalent surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Paisly are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 11 people.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 181,229,466. In The United States Paisly is most common in: New Jersey, where 50 percent live and Washington, where 50 percent live. Excluding The United States it occurs in one country. It is also found in Jamaica, where 33 percent live.

Paisly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Paisly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name decreased 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Paisly Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is chiefly Anglican (92%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Paisley928,348/
Paisliy921/
Paislay920/
Pasly9128/
Pisly911/
Pasley834,759/
Paslay83846/
Paszly837/
Pisley835/
Paisle833/
Pashly832/
Peasly832/
Pasliy832/
Pausly832/
Paesly831/
Passly831/
Pissly830/
Pashley773,444/
Peasley772,714/
Passley771,506/
Peisley771,113/
Pacilly77312/
Pidsley77117/
Piesley77105/
Pixsley7753/
Pausley7740/
Pitsley7740/
Pascley7739/
Paisler7724/
Phasley7722/
Pischly7710/
Patsley776/
Paislee773/
Poisley773/
Paitsle772/
Paizley772/
Poislay772/
Patslay771/
Peissly771/
Puisley771/
Pittsly771/
Paislie771/
Pagilly771/
Paysley771/
Paselly771/
Paesley770/
Peaslay770/
Pasli732,005/
Pasla731,997/
Pasle731,082/
Pisla73419/
Pisli73201/
Pisle7354/
Pazly7330/
Pesly732/
Pacly730/
Pittsley711,286/
Poishlyi7127/
Paiszler7121/
Pascelly711/
Passhley710/
Pixley673,443/
Pasler67547/
Pislea67338/
Paclay67256/
Paslis67114/
Pacley6781/
Pisler6774/
Paslai6745/
Phasla6736/
Piesla6732/
Pasled6729/
Pichly6729/
Peslya6719/
Pislis6718/
Picloy6718/
Phasle6716/
Paslep6715/
Pesley6713/
Pascle6713/
Pasles679/
Poisle679/
Passla675/
Pashla674/
Paslea674/
Peesly674/
Peasle673/
Paslla673/
Paxley672/
Paslee672/
Paslet672/
Pishla672/
Piësla672/
Paušly672/
Pashle671/
Paslie671/
Paslit671/
Passle671/
Paszle671/
Pesliy671/
Piscle671/
Pislai671/
Pissla671/
Pittssley671/
Picley671/
Hpasli671/
Pashlé671/
Peisli671/
Peslay671/
Pislér671/
Pously671/
Paizle671/
Pislee670/
Peisle670/
Pisles670/
Peazly670/
Pizley670/

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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 Paisly
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