Waley Surname
Approximately 744 people bear this surname
Waley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 336 | 1:273,618 | 18,414 |
| United States | 157 | 1:2,308,656 | 143,524 |
| England | 44 | 1:1,266,320 | 57,817 |
| Pakistan | 43 | 1:4,154,509 | 29,278 |
| Niger | 23 | 1:834,436 | 19,133 |
| Philippines | 22 | 1:4,601,737 | 165,269 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Papua New Guinea | 14 | 1:582,408 | 70,330 |
| China | 12 | 1:113,943,464 | 5,994 |
| Scotland | 10 | 1:535,382 | 20,332 |
| Kenya | 10 | 1:4,617,990 | 42,693 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Netherlands | 8 | 1:2,110,897 | 88,902 |
| Liberia | 7 | 1:629,791 | 27,063 |
| United Arab Emirates | 6 | 1:1,527,046 | 51,993 |
| Indonesia | 5 | 1:26,449,839 | 597,308 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1:7,690,411 | 57,263 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 48 | 1:507,820 | 27,631 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 151 | 1:332,574 | 25,759 |
Waley (323) may also be a first name.
Waley Demographics
Average Waley Salary in
United States
$57,388 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Waley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Waley Come From? nationality or country of origin
Waley is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Waley? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 455,289th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 9,795,089 people. Waley is primarily found in Africa, where 51 percent of Waley live; 45 percent live in North Africa and 45 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 488,148th most numerous given name worldwide It is held by 323 people.
The last name Waley is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 336 people, or 1 in 273,618. Excluding Egypt this surname exists in 26 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.
Waley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Waley has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 104 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 8 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Waley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Waley surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Waley last name are 2.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 56% registered with the political party.
Waley earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 33% more than the national average, earning $57,388 USD 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
- 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
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