Relyea Surname

176,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,430 people bear this surname

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

Relyea Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Relyea Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,3331:155,36215,892
Canada621:594,28449,093
England161:3,482,379114,324
Honduras111:801,4954,197
El Salvador21:3,171,9446,376
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6871:73,0997,839

Relyea (10) may also be a first name.

Relyea Last Name Facts

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

Relyea is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Relyea? popularity and diffusion

It is the 176,164th most commonly occurring last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,998,990 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 93 percent of Relyea reside; 93 percent reside in North America and 93 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, borne by 10 people.

This last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,333 people, or 1 in 155,362. In The United States Relyea is mostly found in: New York, where 38 percent are found, California, where 9 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 3 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Relyea Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Relyea has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Relyea last name increased 340 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,600 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Relyea Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Relyea last name are 3.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50.25% registered with the party.

The amount Relyea earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 4.39% more than the national average, earning $45,043 USD per year and in Canada they earn 38.3% more than the national average, earning $68,713 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Relea91516/
Relye912/
Relyes839/
Realea833/
Relyha833/
Relyer833/
Hrelea832/
Rilyea831/
Relyed831/
Releay831/
Reelea830/
Relgea830/
Reljea830/
Relyeo830/
Relegia7746/
Reljeha775/
Rehelye771/
Releaoa771/
Relejia771/
Releaio771/
Releaee771/
Rilea73487/
Relja73453/
Relge7317/
Relie733/
Rîlea732/
Rălea731/
Reliyaai711/
Reslayya711/
Reilieia710/
Hrelja67844/
Relier67340/
Rihlea6779/
Reelie6756/
Rehley6729/
Realie6717/
Reslie6717/
Relhie6712/
Relieo676/
Reliiy675/
Relies674/
Realja673/
Reloua672/
Relgie671/
Roilea671/
Releeo671/
Reliyo671/
Retlej671/
Rileau671/
Reylie670/
Reilie670/
Relgia670/
Retlie670/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Relyea
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