Priesley Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Iceland

Priesley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Priesley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Wales41:773,63329,106
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Priesley (15) may also be a first name.

Priesley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Priesley is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Priesley? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. Priesley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 35 percent of Priesley live; 30 percent live in Northern Europe and 30 percent live in Anglo-North America. Priesley is also the 2,900,335th most widespread forename world-wide, borne by 15 people.

The last name Priesley is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Priesley is primarily concentrated in: Texas, where 50 percent live, Massachusetts, where 17 percent live and South Carolina, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Wales, where 20 percent live and South Africa, where 15 percent live.

Priesley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Priesley has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Priesley surname grew 150 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 95 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Priesley Last Name Statistics demography

Priesley earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Priessley943/
Prieslley941/
Presley9326,679/
Prisley93128/
Priesly930/
Pressley8816,446/
Priesler8823/
Prietley887/
Praisley884/
Preslley882/
Preisley881/
Presleey881/
Prissley881/
Preusley881/
Preasley880/
Preshley880/
Preesley880/
Priessly880/
Prieslly880/
Presle861,006/
Presly86312/
Prisly8616/
Prisle8614/
Priele869/
Priessler8213/
Pressleey822/
Presslley821/
Preussley821/
Phreesley821/
Presler801,448/
Pressly801,110/
Prieler80826/
Presles80303/
Prislei8042/
Prisloe8026/
Preslie8024/
Preszly8014/
Prisler809/
Prielya808/
Prezley803/
Preslei803/
Preslye803/
Prietly803/
Prieloe802/
Prissle802/
Preslay802/
Preslee801/
Pricley801/
Presled801/
Presliy801/
Prissly801/
Preslly801/
Praisle801/
Prielle801/
Presleu801/
Praisly801/
Preisly801/
Prizley800/
Priecly800/
Preesly800/
Prisliy800/
Prysley800/
Preasly800/
Pressleyii781/
D'Pressley781/
Pressler754,421/
Preisler753,671/
Praisler75240/
Preusler7593/
Preysler7573/
Prieller7563/
Prisille7557/
Preschle7549/
Presslee7543/
Preissle7518/
Priszler7516/
Prejsler7514/
Priehler7512/
Presller751/
Presslay751/
Presslea751/
Pressleu751/
Presslye751/
Presszle751/
Pricelle751/
Preislei751/
Presleux751/
Prieelle751/
Preshlay751/
Praisles751/
Preeslei751/
Presllei751/
Prizsler750/
Pretsler750/
Priscille712,488/
Preissler712,071/
Priela711,101/
Preussler71872/
Preiszler71102/
Presli7161/
Preschler7132/
Preuhsler7115/
Prisli7113/
Preyssler7111/
Praissler7110/
Phritcley718/
Praisller717/
Prisla716/
Presla715/
Preihsler712/
Priyle711/
Priile711/
Preslleis711/
Proissler711/
Preisller711/
Prezle711/
Priscelle711/
Preuszler711/
Preessler711/
Proeschle711/
Pretssler711/
Priscelly711/
Preussles710/
Preßler671,010/
Prizler6778/
Preslia6721/
Prezler6717/
Prishli6712/
Prislia677/
Prizlee673/
Prielip673/
Preslis672/
Preeyla671/
Preacly671/
Prizzle671/
Preslli671/
Prezlei671/
Prißler671/
Prejler671/
Präsler671/
Prixlei671/
Prislah671/
Preslai671/
Prezhle670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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 Priesley
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