Presley Surname
Approximately 26,679 people bear this surname
Presley Surname Definition:
(English) forms of Priestley, q.v.
Presley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 23,860 | 1:15,191 | 1,919 |
| Canada | 884 | 1:41,681 | 5,182 |
| England | 693 | 1:80,401 | 8,940 |
| Ghana | 277 | 1:97,548 | 9,187 |
| Australia | 218 | 1:123,833 | 13,580 |
| Nigeria | 83 | 1:2,134,250 | 73,634 |
| South Africa | 69 | 1:785,184 | 53,751 |
| Wales | 66 | 1:46,887 | 4,434 |
| Indonesia | 55 | 1:2,404,531 | 143,692 |
| Brazil | 48 | 1:4,459,882 | 118,224 |
| Malaysia | 46 | 1:641,179 | 30,740 |
| Northern Ireland | 45 | 1:41,001 | 3,772 |
| Solomon Islands | 36 | 1:16,112 | 3,051 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| India | 24 | 1:31,961,058 | 386,265 |
| Scotland | 24 | 1:223,076 | 11,507 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Mexico | 14 | 1:8,866,158 | 37,743 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 10 | 1:11,038 | 1,555 |
| Netherlands | 10 | 1:1,688,718 | 81,846 |
| Angola | 9 | 1:2,998,802 | 4,903 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Philippines | 7 | 1:14,462,603 | 238,248 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Spain | 5 | 1:9,350,407 | 109,555 |
| Czechia | 5 | 1:2,126,694 | 115,412 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Gabon | 4 | 1:472,298 | 3,618 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Venezuela | 3 | 1:10,068,026 | 60,591 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Peru | 2 | 1:15,892,062 | 51,966 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| South Korea | 2 | 1:25,620,128 | 4,175 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Namibia | 2 | 1:1,204,700 | 16,113 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Bulgaria | 2 | 1:3,489,452 | 64,958 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Belize | 1 | 1:355,474 | 3,977 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Micronesia | 1 | 1:106,243 | 1,380 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 1 | 1:99,171 | 2,137 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Samoa | 1 | 1:193,808 | 1,089 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 23 | 1:192,603 | 9,322 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 153 | 1:159,316 | 13,825 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:311,935 | 9,798 |
| Wales | 2 | 1:784,208 | 16,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,162 | 1:23,228 | 2,910 |
Presley (6,429) may also be a first name.
Presley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) forms of Priestley, q.v.
(Scottish, English) One who came from Preslie or Presslie, both in Aberdeen; dweller in, or near, the priest's wood.
Presley Demographics
Presley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Presley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Presley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Presley (Arabic: برسلي, Marathi: ेसलेय) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Presley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 20,481st most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 273,157 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 93 percent of Presley are found; 93 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Presley is also the 81,955th most commonly occurring first name globally. It is borne by 6,429 people.
The surname Presley is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 23,860 people, or 1 in 15,191. In The United States Presley is most numerous in: Texas, where 11 percent are found, Tennessee, where 10 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname is found in 90 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
Presley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Presley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Presley surname expanded 1,104 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 453 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 3,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 91 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Presley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States Presley are 15.13% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.9% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Presley earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 67.64% more than the national average, earning S/. 32,497 per year; in South Africa they earn 43.7% less than the national average, earning R 133,800 per year; in United States they earn 9.37% less than the national average, earning $39,107 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.4% less than the national average, earning $49,486 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Presley Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Presley in the Marathi language | ||
| ेसलेय | esaleya | - |
| Presley in the Arabic language | ||
| برسلي | brsly | - |
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Presley Reference & Research
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Footnotes
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