Worlay Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Liberia

Worlay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Worlay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Worlay Last Name Facts

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

Worlay occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Worlay click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worlay? popularity and diffusion

Worlay is the 8,193,072nd most numerous surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name Worlay is mostly found in The Americas, where 80 percent of Worlay reside; 80 percent reside in North America and 80 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 90,614,733. In The United States Worlay is most frequent in: California, where 25 percent are found, District of Columbia, where 25 percent are found and Missouri, where 25 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Liberia, where 20 percent are found.

Worlay Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Worlay has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Worlay surname increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whorlay921/
Worly9155/
Worla9110/
Wourzlay866/
Worley8339,245/
Borlay83692/
Woerly83210/
Worlea83132/
Worlah8313/
Whorly836/
Warlay833/
Vorlay831/
Worlap831/
Wohrly831/
Worhla831/
Worlly830/
Woorly830/
Whorley771,611/
Worleah7764/
Wohrley7761/
Worlley7746/
Bourlay7736/
Woorley778/
Worrley772/
Worhley772/
Woehrly771/
Wourlas771/
Worlach771/
Worliey771/
Wourley771/
Borllay771/
Worelly771/
Borlaya771/
Worella771/
Worlatt770/
Worladd770/
Woerley770/
Worliea770/
Woirley770/
Wourillaya751/
Borla734,834/
Werly73957/
Worle73295/
Werla73144/
Warly7398/
Warla7358/
Vorla7321/
Worli7317/
Wurla731/
Wurly730/
Worzella71237/
Bourlaye7149/
Worleyii713/
Vorlayod712/
Worrelly711/
Wourilla711/
Wourzlai711/
Wourzley711/
Warhlaay711/
Woorzley710/
Woehrley710/
Whorlley710/
Borley671,921/
Werley671,704/
Boorla671,128/
Warley671,062/
Burlay67894/
Wehrly67676/
Borlea67586/
Barlay67460/
Bourla67379/
Woerle67298/
Vorley67251/
Wohrle67232/
Warlia67159/
Worlie67106/
Werlau67103/
Verlay6791/
Borlla6757/
Werlla6737/
Wherly6736/
Borlai6734/
Worloe6732/
Worhle6729/
Wourli6727/
Worleh6720/
Warlly6718/
Vorlat6715/
Varlay6712/
Warlea6712/
Worrellia679/
Woerli679/
Worlee679/
Wurley676/
Vourla675/
Boorly674/
Borlaa674/
Worler673/
Buorla673/
Voorla673/
Werlhy673/
Borlia672/
Worlle672/
Warlat672/
Worlui671/
Borrla671/
Werrly671/
Werhly671/
Vorlad671/
Wherla671/
Warlah671/
Huorla671/
Werlly671/
Vorlas671/
Borloy671/
Worlet670/
Wharly670/
Warzla670/
Weerla670/
Waerly670/

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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
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Worlay
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