Risely Surname

1,144,405th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 210 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jersey

Risely Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Riseley or Risley (Beds), 13th cent. Risle = the Brushwood-Lea [Old English hrís, brushwood + leáh, lea] Cp. Risley.

Risely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England771:723,61140,488
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Australia321:843,61652,533
South Africa281:1,934,91888,980
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1071:227,80717,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Risely (56) may also be a first name.

Risely Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Riseley or Risley (Beds), 13th cent. Risle = the Brushwood-Lea [Old English hrís, brushwood + leáh, lea] Cp. Risley.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Risely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Risely has its highest incidence in England. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Risely? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,144,405th most widespread last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 34,702,600 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 38 percent of Risely live; 38 percent live in Northern Europe and 38 percent live in British Isles. Risely is also the 1,321,957th most commonly held first name world-wide. It is borne by 56 people.

It is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 723,611. In England Risely is most numerous in: Greater London, where 16 percent reside, Leicestershire, where 14 percent reside and Cornwall, where 12 percent reside. Besides England this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Australia, where 15 percent reside.

Risely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Risely has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Risely surname contracted 28 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 113 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Risely Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Risely surname are 16% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

The amount Risely earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 112.51% more than the national average, earning R 504,996 per year; in United States they earn 1.12% more than the national average, earning $43,633 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.47% more than the national average, earning $53,392 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Riseley921,741/
Riselay9256/
Raisely921/
Reisely920/
Rissiely861/
Ricely8327/
Riseli8310/
Resely834/
Risele834/
Risela833/
Raitselys802/
Raysely7719/
Rishele7717/
Rishela7710/
Reszely778/
Raisela774/
Ressely773/
Raisele772/
Risceli771/
Reisele771/
Raiseli771/
Riselia771/
Riseela771/
Reseley771/
Risseli771/
Riselis771/
Riseila771/
Risiela771/
Reasely770/
Reicely770/
Riceley770/
Risgele770/
Risilay770/
Raiselis7141/
Risselet7122/
Risseler719/
Reaseley715/
Raisaily713/
Ryshelys713/
Rishelle712/
Raiseler711/
Ridseale711/
Rieszele711/
Risheela711/
Richeley710/
Rizeli67306/
Resele67137/
Reseli6769/
Recely6728/
Raishaily6719/
Risila6711/
Riceli678/
Risili675/
Resela674/
Rysele674/
Ricele671/
Raišelytė671/
Resily671/
Riscelhes671/
Raissiele671/
Raytselys671/
Risile671/

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