Waley is used as a family name or surname in many languages. It is 5 characters long in length.
Family Name / Last Name: Waley
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Unknown
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Waley
How popular is Waley?
Waley is ranked 292032 on our list.
As per 2010 US census, number of Waleies plummeted by 14.03509 per cent to 147 since 2000 and slipped by 19887 spots and ranked at 118185. The last name was found in around 0 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.
Race | 2010 | 2000 |
---|---|---|
White | 80.95 | 69.59 |
Black | 13.61 | 23.39 |
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
607,991
Indonesia5
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114,007
Czech Republic4
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46,068
Philippines3
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24,766
Scotland2
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1,704,541
India1
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277,603
France1
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53,033
Nigeria1
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8,859
Iraq1
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153,416
Italy1
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17,768
Pakistan1
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4,249
Cambodia1
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235
São Tomé and Príncipe1
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Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
75,927
England43
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58,491
Australia32
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29,383
United Arab Emirates31
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69,202
Netherlands18
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3,605
China12
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171,702
Canada12
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Countries with hundreds of Waley:
7,880
Egypt715
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140,640
United States147
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Immigrants to US
From Ireland
Jos. Waley was 18 years old when he migrated to USA during Irish famine on August 11, 1851. He lived in Ireland where he worked as workman and took James H. Shepherd from Liverpool. Chas. Waley, aged 27, Jos. Waley, aged 18, are other Waley that migrated to US.
Waley Namesakes
- Arthur Waley, Translator
- Simon Waley, Composer
- Arthur Waley, Translator
- Arthur Waley, Translator
- Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Violinist
- Stephen Waley-Cohen, Theatre Producer
Related Family Names:
- Walmsley (Canada)
- Walsy
- Waltenbury
- Waly (Ireland, England)
- Waay
- Wachalowsky
- Waddey
- Waddy (United States)
- Wadely
- Wadesky
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