Porley Surname

253,048th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Uruguay
Highest density in:
Uruguay

Porley Surname Definition:

From the French, Poulet; a personal name.

Porley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Uruguay9001:3,813447
Philippines4701:215,40033,506
England841:663,31038,317
Argentina391:1,095,98566,746
Brazil301:7,135,811166,009
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
Scotland101:374,32210,959

Porley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the French, Poulet; a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Porley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Porley occurs most in Uruguay. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Porley? popularity and diffusion

The last name Porley is the 253,048th most frequently used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,662,537 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 63 percent of Porley are found; 62 percent are found in South America and 60 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Uruguay, where it is held by 900 people, or 1 in 3,813. In Uruguay it is most numerous in: San José Department, where 38 percent live, Montevideo Department, where 30 percent live and Colonia Department, where 13 percent live. Beside Uruguay it exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 30 percent live and England, where 5 percent live.

Porley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Porley has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Porley last name rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Porley Last Name Statistics demography

Porley earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 41.28% less than the national average, earning $25,339 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pourley921/
Poorley920/
Porle91323/
Porly915/
Perley831,688/
Parley83715/
Porlay83281/
Purley83225/
Porloy83177/
Porles83172/
Poorly83151/
Porlet8357/
Pourly8331/
Poorle8311/
Porlei837/
Porlez835/
Porlue832/
Porler831/
Porlee831/
Porleh831/
Porlje831/
Porlle831/
Porlaje771,712/
Porlles77363/
Porelle77138/
Porlaye7733/
Pourler7715/
Pourlyi7712/
Poyrely777/
Poirler774/
Paurley772/
Porleus772/
Porhler771/
Porlayi771/
Porlett771/
Pharley771/
Phurley771/
Poehrle771/
Pourleh771/
Parlley770/
Parhley770/
Parle732,948/
Perle731,628/
Porla73876/
Purle73128/
Parly7397/
Pärle7349/
Porli7311/
Purly732/
Pērle731/
Pourille71159/
Porzelle7165/
Potrille7126/
Poirelle7121/
Pohrille7113/
Pourelle712/
Poorelly711/
Porlajes711/
Pherlley711/
Porrelle711/
Porelles711/
Pourless710/
Parelley710/
Porlas671,662/
Parlee671,653/
Parlea67642/
Parler67640/
Perloy67432/
Perlee67344/
Purlee67306/
Parlet67296/
Perlei67248/
Pârlea67207/
Purlys67180/
Perlea67161/
Porlit67137/
Poutrelle67116/
Parleh67112/
Parles6796/
Parlay6792/
Purler6776/
Parlej6773/
Pourla6766/
Perlie6754/
Porlou6749/
Purles6741/
Perlyi6738/
Parlue6725/
Parluy6723/
Parlie6718/
Porlla6715/
Porlah6710/
Poorla679/
Perlay679/
Pharle677/
Porloi676/
Purlay675/
Parloy674/
Pouriolle674/
Porlaa673/
Porlli673/
Patrle673/
Porlai672/
Parliy672/
Parlez672/
Purlea672/
Putrle672/
Perliy671/
Porlad671/
Porlis671/
Purlie671/
Pourillie671/
Pherle671/
Paarle671/
Perlle671/
Perleh671/
Patrly671/
Peerle671/
Purlej671/
Porlat671/
Porlia671/
Pourlj671/
Pherly671/
Parlyi671/
Purrly670/
Pehrle670/
Parleu670/
Parloe670/
Pferly670/
Paurly670/
Parlae670/
Perrle670/

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