Wilber Surname

61,147th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,224 people bear this surname

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

Wilber Surname Definition:

(English) Descendant of Wilburh or Wilburg (beloved, stronghold), a woman's name.

Wilber Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,9701:45,4785,545
England981:568,55234,674
Canada341:1,083,69479,951
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Uganda161:2,439,95572,451
Israel111:777,96750,646
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Argentina51:8,548,683204,003
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Afghanistan41:8,038,29630,874
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Wales41:773,63329,106
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
France21:33,211,361423,184
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England791:308,54920,627
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,4721:14,4641,847

Wilber (97,774) may also be a first name.

Wilber Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) Descendant of Wilburh or Wilburg (beloved, stronghold), a woman's name.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wilber Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilber (Marathi: िबलबेर) is found most in The United States. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Wilber click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilber? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 61,147th most widely held last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 886,132 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 98 percent of Wilber live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 10,405th most widespread first name globally, borne by 97,774 people.

The last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 7,970 people, or 1 in 45,478. In The United States Wilber is most common in: New York, where 10 percent live, California, where 9 percent live and Michigan, where 8 percent live. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 35 countries. It is also common in England, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

Wilber Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Wilber has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 230 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 124 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 250 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilber Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Wilber are 15.29% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 62.06% being registered with the party.

The amount Wilber earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 4.8% more than the national average, earning $45,218 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.87% less than the national average, earning $43,288 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilberz9281/
Willber929/
Wilbere923/
Wilbeir923/
Weilber920/
Wilbeur920/
Wilbier920/
Weilbeer8650/
Willbier8616/
Wilbhert861/
Wielbier860/
Welber83258/
Bilber83110/
Wölber8337/
Vilber835/
Uilber833/
Wilbir831/
Wylber830/
Vilbert77875/
Woelber77263/
Wölbert77179/
Willver777/
Uilbert772/
Villber772/
Wellber771/
Wilbior770/
Wöhlbier71206/
Vuilbert711/
Villbert711/
Willbirt710/
Belber67681/
Bilbir6740/
Velber6717/
Woehlbier6710/
Bülber676/
Blberr674/
Vilberová671/
Welbir671/
Welberová671/

Wilber Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wilber in the Marathi language
िबलबेरibalabera-

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