Stonley Surname

1,163,787th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 205 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Stonley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Stonley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1501:371,45426,286
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Australia71:3,856,529135,538
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Stonley Last Name Facts

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

The surname Stonley is found most in England. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Stonley? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,163,787th most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 35,549,004 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Stonley are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in British Isles.

This last name is most common in England, where it is held by 150 people, or 1 in 371,454. In England it is most numerous in: Merseyside, where 17 percent live, West Sussex, where 16 percent live and Nottinghamshire, where 15 percent live. Apart from England Stonley exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 10 percent live and South Africa, where 6 percent live.

Stonley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Stonley has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 405 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 122 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Stonley Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Stonley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 267.86% more than the national average, earning R 874,164 per year; in United States they earn 37.63% less than the national average, earning $26,911 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.4% less than the national average, earning $45,011 CAD per year.

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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
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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 Stonley
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