Wilbur Forename

22,190th
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 39,995 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cayman Islands

Wilbur Forename Definition:

A Teutonic name, meaning: Bright resolve.

Wilbur Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States
100%
36,2801:9,9931,079
Philippines
100%
1,3281:79,8264,877
Canada
100%
5031:65,8723,942
South Africa
100%
4771:114,3248,849
Namibia-1361:17,6781,688
India
100%
1011:12,028,495339,299
Netherlands
100%
921:183,7187,206
Brazil
100%
691:3,104,87256,845
Peru
100%
641:496,7418,877
England
100%
581:958,67116,212
Kenya-501:926,14218,534
Dominican Republic-491:212,8838,521
Costa Rica
100%
451:105,9543,310
Jamaica-451:64,0723,301
Honduras
100%
391:226,0894,988
China-381:35,948,83661,432
Australia-341:401,6957,086
Cayman Islands
100%
321:1,916431
Trinidad and Tobago
100%
311:43,9174,089
Germany
100%
311:3,118,64115,149
New Zealand-311:146,3245,606
Singapore-261:241,8108,930
Liberia
100%
251:176,4826,494
Uganda
100%
241:1,706,53823,866
United States Virgin Islands-211:5,226861
Antigua and Barbuda-201:4,970915
Venezuela
100%
191:1,589,57329,905
Mexico
100%
181:6,896,91324,317
Colombia
100%
171:2,810,52520,294
Grenada
100%
161:6,7581,006
Bermuda-151:4,322727
Barbados-141:20,6991,571
Marshall Islands
100%
141:3,659559
Guyana
100%
141:54,5194,997
Hong Kong-131:596,3634,636
Thailand
100%
121:5,838,818101,178
Puerto Rico-121:295,8583,040
Malaysia
100%
111:2,768,17673,791
Belize
100%
111:32,2102,977
Guam-101:16,0651,791
Zimbabwe
100%
91:1,713,75749,613
Panama
100%
91:434,06212,541
Saudi Arabia-91:3,423,61814,711
Papua New Guinea
100%
81:1,019,03971,574
Qatar
100%
81:296,20131,456
Nigeria
100%
61:29,594,060217,150
Belgium
100%
61:1,915,00718,066
Scotland
100%
51:1,070,07310,235
Switzerland-51:1,642,69915,939
Taiwan
100%
51:4,753,93676,486
Nicaragua
100%
41:1,504,58416,652
Northern Ireland
100%
41:460,7862,461
Bahrain-41:337,1684,986
Japan-31:42,662,01963,122
Saint Lucia
100%
31:59,2724,116
Zambia-31:5,284,93137,895
Argentina
100%
31:14,257,74823,489
Chile
100%
31:5,869,06926,159
Pakistan
100%
31:64,785,893186,184
Oman-21:2,054,3348,531
Saint Kitts and Nevis-21:27,4302,159
Denmark-21:2,824,74921,465
Dominica-21:37,736863
Austria
100%
21:4,257,10013,469
United Arab Emirates-21:3,575,99676,635
Norway-21:2,566,16424,989
Cambodia-21:8,136,66551,498
South Korea-21:2,772,21027,911
Indonesia-21:128,981,8341,206,875
Israel
100%
21:4,201,45930,777
Sweden
100%
11:9,857,90778,968
Bangladesh-11:159,461,36636,167
Bolivia-11:10,601,4049,299
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
100%
11:111,5807,062
Bahamas-11:399,3704,606
Turks and Caicos Islands-11:34,7071,398
American Samoa-11:55,8453,376
Uruguay-11:3,427,63713,958
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Wales
100%
11:3,094,30916,222
Ireland
100%
11:4,643,51913,375
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
Cameroon-11:21,610,503119,836
Central African Republic-11:4,515,3901,073
Kuwait-11:3,785,26415,388
Curaçao-11:155,8031,239
Cyprus-11:871,0765,368
Paraguay
100%
11:7,236,80516,549
Ecuador-11:17,726,91931,775
El Salvador-11:6,341,78616,428
Palau-11:21,711239
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
France-11:66,470,34085,030
Ghana-11:26,986,21613,521
Iceland-11:366,0177,938
Iraq-11:35,017,85922,933
Macau-11:608,2092,350

Wilbur (14,471) may also be a surname.

Wilbur Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A Teutonic name, meaning: Bright resolve.

Dictionary of Given Names with Origins and Meanings (1934) by Flora Haines Loughead

Wilbur Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

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Wielbur925/
Whilbur924/
Wuilbur923/
Wilburh922/
Wilbuhr922/
Wilbaur921/
Wilbeur921/
Wilbuir921/
Wlbur916/
Willbour865/
Wilboure865/
Whilburr861/
Willburd861/
Wilbourd861/
Wilbhour861/
Wilbor83557/
Welbur8353/
Vilbur8315/
Wylbur8311/
Wllbur833/
Bilbur833/
Uilbur832/
Wilbourth801/
Willbor7722/
Welbour7713/
Wuilbor775/
Wilboor775/
Wilbhor775/
Whelbur773/
Billbur772/
Wellbur771/
Welbhur771/
Welburt771/
Wyllbour712/
Welbhour711/
Wylhburr711/
Welbor67107/
Wylbor675/
Uilbor673/
Williboro671/

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