Wanley Surname

416,195th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 836 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Wanley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wanley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia6341:6,954823
England1501:371,45426,286
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England501:487,50726,996
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Wanley (134) may also be a first name.

Wanley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wanley is borne by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wanley.

How Common Is The Last Name Wanley? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wanley is the 416,195th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 8,717,160 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Wanley reside; 76 percent reside in West Africa and 76 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Wanley is also the 800,975th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 134 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is carried by 634 people, or 1 in 6,954. In Liberia Wanley is most common in: Gbarpolu County, where 75 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 17 percent reside and Bong County, where 5 percent reside. Excluding Liberia Wanley is found in 7 countries. It is also common in England, where 18 percent reside and The United States, where 4 percent reside.

Wanley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wanley has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Wanley surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 275 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wanley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wanley last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 77.78% being registered with the political party.

Wanley earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.3% more than the national average, earning $43,280 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wanlley921/
Waunley920/
Wanly91689/
Wanle9194/
Vanley83177/
Wonley83138/
Wanlei8341/
Banley8339/
Wanlee8336/
Wamley8329/
Wanlay838/
Wanlie833/
Wanloy831/
Wanlae831/
Wanliya7776/
Weinley7735/
Wanlaeh7726/
Wanglie7724/
Wanlher776/
Wainele776/
Wanlaya775/
Vanloey773/
Wanloye773/
Bainley772/
Wanlees772/
Baunley771/
Wanelly771/
Whenley771/
Waynleh771/
Whanlue771/
Wanhlue771/
Beanley770/
Wonnley770/
Whonley770/
Whamley770/
Wainlie770/
Wanille770/
Vanlley770/
Wanla731,562/
Wanli731,325/
Vanle73931/
Vanly73246/
Banle7375/
Wamle7336/
Wonle7331/
Uanle735/
Wonly734/
Wamly730/
Waunelle719/
Wainless716/
Wahanlay714/
Waynlett712/
Whanleah711/
Wagnelle711/
Vanilley711/
Wainylle711/
B'Hanley711/
Wanillie711/
Wannelle711/
Wannelly711/
Wanlayat711/
Wangilly711/
Waynelle710/
Vanlue67728/
Wonleh67293/
Weinle67200/
Vanlee67169/
Wonlea67153/
Wanlah67121/
Bainle67107/
Vanloy6784/
Wanlau6768/
Banloy6760/
Wanlai6759/
Vanlie6756/
Wonleu6748/
Uanlei6725/
Wonlay6724/
Bonley6721/
Vanler6715/
Womley679/
Banlee676/
Banlay676/
Banleu676/
Vanles675/
Wonlei674/
Banlea674/
Vanleu673/
Vonley673/
Wonlee673/
Vanlys673/
Wamler672/
Baunle672/
Vannly672/
Wanlaa672/
Vanlez672/
Vanluy672/
Huanle671/
Weinly671/
Wanlaj671/
Vganly671/
Vanhly671/
Vanlay671/
Wanlui671/
Wonnle671/
Wanlio671/
Vanlet671/
Vanlée671/
Wanlat671/
Wanlou671/
Wonlie671/
Wounly671/
Whanla671/
Wonler671/
Vanloe670/
Beanle670/

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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 Wanley
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