Parley Surname

469,804th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 715 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Liberia

Parley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Parley (Dorset; Hants) = the Pear (-Tree) Lea [Old English pere + leáh]

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Parley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Scotland861:62,2545,030
Liberia811:54,4264,815
Canada361:1,023,48976,466
England361:1,547,72466,012
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Australia151:1,799,71385,184
Jamaica111:260,9046,695
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
India51:153,413,076951,030
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
France21:33,211,361423,184
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland381:98,5064,956
England331:738,64834,140
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1531:328,22725,501

Parley (595) may also be a first name.

Parley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Parley (Dorset; Hants) = the Pear (-Tree) Lea [Old English pere + leáh]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

User-submitted Reference

The surname Parlee or Parley means 'always faithful to god', 'one who negotiates'.

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Parley Last Name Facts

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

Parley (Hindi: पारले, Russian: Парлей) is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country/territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 469,804th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 10,192,372 people. The surname Parley is primarily found in Africa, where 55 percent of Parley are found; 50 percent are found in West Africa and 39 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Parley is also the 342,839th most common first name internationally, held by 595 people.

The surname Parley is most common in Ghana, where it is borne by 277 people, or 1 in 97,548. Apart from Ghana Parley exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent are found and Scotland, where 12 percent are found.

Parley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Parley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Parley last name fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 226 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in England it expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Parley last name are 4.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 51.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Parley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 78.13% less than the national average, earning R 51,960 per year; in United States they earn 19.79% less than the national average, earning $34,608 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.97% less than the national average, earning $45,224 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pearley92167/
Paurley922/
Pharley921/
Pairley921/
Parlley920/
Parhley920/
Parle912,948/
Parly9197/
Parelley860/
Perley831,688/
Parlee831,653/
Porley831,563/
Parlea83642/
Parler83640/
Pearle83304/
Parlet83296/
Pearly83150/
Parleh83112/
Parles8396/
Parlay8392/
Parlej8373/
Parlue8325/
Parluy8323/
Parlie8318/
Pharle837/
Parloy834/
Patrle833/
Parliy832/
Parlez832/
Paarle831/
Patrly831/
Parlyi831/
Parleu830/
Parloe830/
Paurly830/
Parlae830/
Pharles772,638/
Parlett771,726/
Parelle77168/
Pearles7761/
Parille7753/
Parelly7751/
Parleus7730/
Parliya7724/
Payrely7721/
Parlowe7719/
Pairele7714/
Parrles776/
Parlleh776/
Parilly775/
Parleaz774/
Pairely774/
Pearlie773/
Pearlee773/
Pearler773/
Parlees772/
Pourley771/
Pharlya771/
Pairlya771/
Parless771/
Parloue771/
Parleah771/
Parylle771/
Parlesz771/
Poorley770/
Pearlet770/
Paarler770/
Parrlye770/
Parlaue770/
Parleet770/
Pfarler770/
Pearely770/
Parla734,949/
Perle731,628/
Parli73730/
Porle73323/
Pärle7349/
Porly735/
Parlà733/
Parlé731/
Pērle731/
Patrelle71321/
Pearless71123/
Parliyah7160/
Parrelly7160/
Paurelle7118/
Parrille7115/
Parrelle716/
Payrelyi715/
Pharless714/
Paruelle713/
Parillie712/
Parelles712/
Pearllie711/
Parlayat711/
Parlayit711/
Parellet711/
Patrille711/
Parillya711/
Pharelle711/
Pherlley711/
Pharllei711/
Parletts710/
Parleius710/
Parilles710/
Parllett710/
Perloy67432/
Perlee67344/
Parlas67314/
Porlay67281/
Perlei67248/
Parlat67242/
Patrlj67210/
Pârlea67207/
Porloy67177/
Porles67172/
Pearla67171/
Perlea67161/
Poorly67151/
Parlia67149/
Parlaz67111/
Pajrla6795/
Parlis6786/
Parlaj6780/
Porlet6757/
Perlie6754/
Paarla6751/
Perlyi6738/
Parlui6732/
Pourly6731/
Parlah6728/
Pairla6727/
Parlla6724/
Parlad6718/
Paerli6714/
Poorle6711/
Pparla679/
Perlay679/
Parlać678/
Pearli678/
Porlei677/
Parlli675/
Payrla675/
Patrla675/
Parlau675/
Porlez675/
Peirle674/
Pharla674/
Parliz674/
Parlai673/
Parlér673/
Parloi672/
Porlue672/
Parlih672/
Perliy671/
Porler671/
Pasrla671/
Pherle671/
Parlii671/
Parrla671/
Perlle671/
Perleh671/
Porlee671/
Porleh671/
Peerle671/
Patrli671/
Parłej671/
Parlit671/
Parlou671/
Parléř671/
Porlje671/
Porlle671/
Parrilles671/
Pherly671/
Peyrle671/
Pairli671/
Parloa670/
Pehrle670/
Pferly670/
Perrle670/

Parley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Parley in the Hindi language
पारलेparale-
Parley in the Russian language
Парлейparlej-

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