Presley Surname

20,481st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,679 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Presley Surname Definition:

(English) forms of Priestley, q.v.

Presley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States23,8601:15,1911,919
Canada8841:41,6815,182
England6931:80,4018,940
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Australia2181:123,83313,580
Nigeria831:2,134,25073,634
South Africa691:785,18453,751
Wales661:46,8874,434
Indonesia551:2,404,531143,692
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
Malaysia461:641,17930,740
Northern Ireland451:41,0013,772
Solomon Islands361:16,1123,051
Papua New Guinea331:247,08233,879
India241:31,961,058386,265
Scotland241:223,07611,507
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Mexico141:8,866,15837,743
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United States Virgin Islands101:11,0381,555
Netherlands101:1,688,71881,846
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Denmark61:940,78647,603
China61:227,886,92811,701
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
France31:22,140,907385,998
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Namibia21:1,204,70016,113
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Belize11:355,4743,977
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland231:192,6039,322
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1531:159,31613,825
Scotland121:311,9359,798
Wales21:784,20816,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1621:23,2282,910

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish, English) One who came from Preslie or Presslie, both in Aberdeen; dweller in, or near, the priest's wood.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pressley9316,446/
Priesley9320/
Preslley932/
Preisley931/
Presleey931/
Preusley931/
Preasley930/
Preshley930/
Preesley930/
Presle921,006/
Presly92312/
Preley925/
Priessley883/
Pressleey882/
Presslley881/
Prieslley881/
Preussley881/
Phreesley881/
Presler861,448/
Pressly861,110/
Persley86689/
Presles86303/
Prisley86128/
Preslie8624/
Preszly8614/
Prezley863/
Preslei863/
Preslye863/
Preslay862/
Preslee861/
Preeley861/
Presled861/
Presliy861/
Prealey861/
Preslly861/
Presleu861/
Preisly861/
Pretley860/
Prosley860/
Pirsley860/
Preesly860/
Priesly860/
Prysley860/
Preasly860/
Prely83211/
Prele83160/
Pressleyii821/
D'Pressley821/
Pressler804,421/
Preisler803,671/
Preysler8073/
Presslie8069/
Preschle8049/
Presslee8043/
Preissle8018/
Pearsley8014/
Prejsler8014/
Praisley804/
Perssley804/
Prassley801/
Presller801/
Presslay801/
Presslea801/
Pressleu801/
Presslye801/
Presszle801/
Preatley801/
Prissley801/
Prossley801/
Pershley801/
Preislei801/
Presleux801/
Preshlay801/
Preeslei801/
Presllei801/
Perrsley800/
Pretsler800/
Prettley800/
Piersley800/
Perscley800/
Priessly800/
Prieslly800/
Priley7772/
Presli7761/
Preles7725/
Preler7724/
Prelee7717/
Prisly7716/
Preile7716/
Prisle7714/
Prelyi7714/
Preele7710/
Priele779/
Prelyy777/
Prehle775/
Presla775/
Prelez775/
Persly774/
Persle773/
Pretle772/
Prelet772/
Prasle772/
Prezle771/
Prosle771/
Prealy771/
Pryley770/
Preale770/
Preely770/
Preissler752,071/
Preiszler75102/
Preschler7532/
Preyssler7511/
Preihsler752/
Preslleis751/
Preisller751/
Preessler751/
Proeschle751/
Pretssler751/
Peardsley750/
Preßler711,010/
Presseller7199/
Prehler7186/
Preletz7170/
Preiler7142/
Prislei7142/
Prisloe7126/
Prelecz7122/
Prailey7121/
Preslia7121/
Preyler7120/
Prezler7117/
Prösler7117/
Perzley7111/
Preszeller7110/
Prisler719/
Persler719/
Prielya718/
Perszly715/
Preilly713/
Prelaya713/
Prealez713/
Prissle712/
Preales712/
Persles712/
Preslis712/
Pricley711/
Preeyla711/
Preulle711/
Praslee711/
Preacly711/
Perslye711/
Prissly711/
Preslli711/
Prezlei711/
Praisle711/
Perslet711/
Perslly711/
Prealle711/
Preyles711/
Preiles711/
Prejler711/
Präsler711/
Praisly711/
Preslai711/
Pearsly710/
Prizley710/
Prelepp710/
Pretler710/
Prisliy710/
Prossle710/
Prezhle710/
Proslly710/
Preeler710/
Presilla672,508/
Prela671,136/
Preli67676/
Praisler67240/
Prile67167/
Proschle67153/
Pryle67147/
Preitler67137/
Preizler6796/
Presilli6789/
Precelle6772/
Prisille6757/
Prechler6757/
Percelle6753/
Presloid6745/
Pröschle6733/
Pirschle6732/
Prajsler6729/
Prössler6721/
Priszler6716/
Preattle6715/
Prettler6711/
Prässler6710/
Percelly678/
Pryshlyi678/
Pretelle674/
Preslipp673/
Perselle673/
Preislla673/
Prély673/
Prêle673/
Prozzley672/
Perssler672/
Prezelly672/
Prily672/
Persille672/
Prejzler671/
Preslitt671/
Pricelle671/
Pretelly671/
Presella671/
Prehelle671/
Prozelle671/
Précelle671/
Praisles671/
Prosslly670/
Prehlepp670/
Perselly670/
Persless670/
Prizsler670/
Pearsloe670/
Perrsler670/
Pryly670/

Presley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Presley in the Marathi language
ेसलेयesaleya-
Presley in the Arabic language
برسليbrsly-

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Presley Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Presley
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