Scanly Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Scanly Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scanly Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Scanly (5) may also be a first name.

Scanly Last Name Facts

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

Scanly is carried by more people in Taiwan than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scanly? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,311,814th most frequently used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Scanly occurs predominantly in Asia, where 67 percent of Scanly live; 67 percent live in East Asia and 67 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 5,493,085th most numerous given name in the world, borne by 5 people.

The surname Scanly is most frequently used in Taiwan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 11,722,373. In Taiwan Scanly is most prevalent in: Taipei City, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Taiwan this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Scanly Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Scanly has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scanley9220/
Scanlly920/
Schanly920/
Schanley8695/
Schcanly860/
Scanla834/
Scanle831/
Scannelly800/
Schanle771/
Scanler770/
Scanella71113/
Scanelli71103/
Sconnlay711/
Scanlett711/
Scanilla711/
Scannella671,305/
Scagnelli671,002/
Scannelli67259/
Scainelli67182/
Scanielli671/
Scangnelli631/
Schonle6236/
Scamler622/
Skamley621/
Sconler620/
Schonlee571/
Sconller570/
Schonelli532/
Squanella531/
Skanellis531/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Scanly
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