Quelly Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Quelly Surname Definition:

Ó Caollaidhe MIF 272; IF 195*; Map Kilk

Quelly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States481:7,551,228341,161
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Quelly (229) may also be a first name.

Quelly Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Caollaidhe MIF 272; IF 195*; Map Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Quelly Last Name Facts

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

The surname Quelly (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﻛﻠﻲ) is found most in The United States. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Quelly click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Quelly? popularity and diffusion

Quelly is the 2,555,468th most frequent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Quelly occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Quelly are found; 84 percent are found in North America and 84 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 593,349th most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 229 people.

The last name Quelly is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 48 people, or 1 in 7,551,228. In The United States Quelly is primarily concentrated in: New Jersey, where 29 percent reside, Texas, where 29 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 19 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Liberia, where 5 percent reside and Ireland, where 4 percent reside.

Quelly Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Quelly last name are 37.85% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Quelly earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 68.51% more than the national average, earning $72,710 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Quelley9229/
Quellay9210/
Quielly921/
Qully915/
Qelly911/
Quaelley861/
Quelle831,130/
Guelly83263/
Quilly83178/
Quelli8310/
Quly802/
Quillay771,501/
Quilloy77976/
Queller77329/
Quellet77225/
Quilley77185/
Guelluy77106/
Quellie77104/
Quellis7764/
Quelleu7734/
Guellay7733/
Quelles7718/
Quelleh7713/
Quelliz774/
Quellit772/
Guelley771/
Kquelle771/
Quellea771/
Quellio771/
Quielle771/
Quellez771/
Quilliy771/
Kelly73641,618/
Celly73780/
Qulle73174/
Qulli7384/
Qulay736/
Qulya735/
Quliy731/
Quley731/
Qelle730/
Quellich716/
Quellais712/
Quellett712/
Quchelle711/
Qquelloa711/
Kelley67189,935/
Quille673,602/
Cuella671,737/
Guelle671,424/
Quilli671,410/
Guelli67801/
Guilly67735/
Kielly67469/
Cuelli67338/
Kellya67242/
Gwelly67214/
Celley67180/
Qulleh67168/
Cuelle67109/
Kellay6794/
Quillé6726/
Kuelle6726/
Cellay6715/
Kuella6713/
Kellly6710/
Keelly679/
Kelliy677/
Kelloy677/
Qly674/
Kellyh674/
Kwelly673/
Kellyy673/
Qullet672/
Hkelly672/
Qullie672/
Kkelly671/
Quylle671/
Qoelle671/
Ckelly671/
Kelluy671/
Quller671/
Qusley671/
Kuilly671/
Quckly670/

Quelly Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Quelly in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﻛﻠﻲkly-

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