Pimley Surname

567,444th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 557 people bear this surname

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

Pimley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pimley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3691:982,27472,839
England1191:468,21930,572
Northern Ireland211:87,8595,745
Wales211:147,35910,403
Scotland111:486,71119,179
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
New Zealand61:754,72041,661
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland371:119,7267,101
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Pimley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Pimley is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pimley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pimley is the 567,444th most common last name globally It is held by around 1 in 13,083,565 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 66 percent of Pimley reside; 66 percent reside in North America and 66 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 369 people, or 1 in 982,274. In The United States Pimley is most frequent in: Nevada, where 29 percent live, California, where 11 percent live and Washington, where 10 percent live. Not including The United States this surname is found in 8 countries. It is also found in England, where 21 percent live and Northern Ireland, where 4 percent live.

Pimley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Pimley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Pimley last name rose 1,845 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 205 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 220 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 97 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Pimley Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Pimley surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% being registered to vote for the party.

Pimley earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 19.2% more than the national average, earning $51,434 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phimley920/
Pimle911/
Pinley83117/
Pimlue8362/
Pimloy8327/
Pimlee8317/
Pimlay833/
Pumley832/
Pemley831/
Pimler830/
Pimlet830/
Pimlett77111/
Puinley7728/
Phimlee777/
Puimele776/
Pumleye774/
Phimloy774/
Phumley773/
Pimmler772/
Pimelly771/
Paimele771/
Pimla73128/
Pinly7321/
Pinle735/
Pimli731/
Pemly730/
Pumly730/
Pimiller7118/
Peimelay714/
Phimleut712/
Penley673,503/
Phimla671,006/
Phimli67856/
Peimli6781/
Pemler6760/
Pinlet6757/
Paimla6755/
Puinle6729/
Pienle6722/
Pinlay6718/
Pumlee6711/
Paimli678/
Pimloi677/
Pimlai672/
Pinler672/
Pinles671/
Pumlay671/
Pinlle671/
Pinloy671/
Pemlea670/

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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
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  • 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 Pimley
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