Worley Surname
Approximately 39,245 people bear this surname
Worley Surname Definition:
(English) 1 for Warley, q.v.
2 for Wortley, q.v.
Worley Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 34,546 | 1:10,492 | 1,286 |
| England | 3,090 | 1:18,032 | 2,582 |
| Australia | 776 | 1:34,788 | 4,584 |
| Canada | 307 | 1:120,018 | 12,640 |
| New Zealand | 107 | 1:42,321 | 7,058 |
| Wales | 98 | 1:31,577 | 3,178 |
| Afghanistan | 48 | 1:669,858 | 7,524 |
| Mexico | 46 | 1:2,698,396 | 21,792 |
| South Africa | 33 | 1:1,641,749 | 81,435 |
| France | 27 | 1:2,460,101 | 186,232 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1:1,535,198 | 78,311 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:486,711 | 19,179 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Jamaica | 10 | 1:286,995 | 7,581 |
| Israel | 9 | 1:950,848 | 57,975 |
| Brazil | 9 | 1:23,786,037 | 375,389 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Liberia | 6 | 1:734,756 | 29,369 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Jersey | 5 | 1:19,840 | 3,614 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Czechia | 4 | 1:2,658,367 | 127,801 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,569,646 | 17,286 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1:14,247,805 | 235,975 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Panama | 2 | 1:1,956,129 | 15,285 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Ecuador | 2 | 1:7,952,923 | 34,269 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 1:3,667,742 | 11,574 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Northern Mariana Islands | 1 | 1:54,580 | 1,498 |
| Malta | 1 | 1:430,272 | 3,380 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 6 | 1:738,311 | 21,113 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,322 | 1:18,438 | 2,657 |
| Wales | 11 | 1:142,583 | 5,610 |
| Guernsey | 7 | 1:4,665 | 827 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4,327 | 1:11,606 | 1,512 |
Worley (694) may also be a first name.
Worley Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) 1 for Warley, q.v.
2 for Wortley, q.v.
(English) One who came from Worle (woodgrouse wood), in Somerset.
Worley Demographics
Worley Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Worley Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Worley Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Worley occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Worley? popularity and diffusion
The surname Worley is the 14,198th most frequent surname throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 185,694 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 84 percent of Worley live; 84 percent live in North America and 84 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 313,811th most widespread first name at a global level. It is borne by 694 people.
This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 34,546 people, or 1 in 10,492. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: North Carolina, where 10 percent reside, Texas, where 9 percent reside and Georgia, where 9 percent reside. Not including The United States this last name is found in 58 countries. It is also common in England, where 8 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.
Worley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Worley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Worley surname increased 798 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 234 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 891 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 550 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Worley Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Worley surname is principally Catholic (83%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Worley surname are 21.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 67.84% being registered with the political party.
The amount Worley earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 27.16% less than the national average, earning R 173,088 per year; in United States they earn 4.89% less than the national average, earning $41,037 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.39% more than the national average, earning $55,341 CAD per year.
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Worley Reference & Research
Worley DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Worley FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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Footnotes
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