Carbey Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Carbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Carbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Carbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Carbey occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Carbey.

How Common Is The Last Name Carbey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 6,063,924th most frequent family name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Carbey are found; 60 percent are found in Southern Africa and 60 percent are found in South Bantu Africa.

The surname is most commonly occurring in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Carbey is most prevalent in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent live. Barring South Africa this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent live and England, where 10 percent live.

Carbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Carbey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 25 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 92 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Carbey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Carbey last name is predominantly Catholic (60%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charbey9260/
Carby911,942/
Carbe91412/
Carvey831,029/
Corbey83656/
Charby83484/
Carbay83386/
Carber83337/
Carboy83210/
Carbee83181/
Scarby83138/
Sarbey83132/
Charbe8317/
Carbes8316/
Carbet8315/
Carrby8315/
Carboe836/
Carbie833/
Karbey833/
Carbys832/
Carwey832/
Qarbey831/
Carrbe831/
Caurby831/
Jarbey831/
Cearby830/
Carbea830/
Zarbey830/
Kearbey77588/
Carbayo77554/
Courbey77192/
Charbuy77183/
Scarbay77161/
Charbhe7783/
Charvey7777/
Carboue7755/
Carbett7749/
Kharbey7723/
Charboe7713/
Charbay7710/
Corbiey777/
Sarbeya777/
Carboyo775/
Cgarvey773/
Carrbes771/
Carbaye771/
Chaarbe771/
Chaurbe771/
Scarboy771/
Charbeh771/
Carboye771/
Karbeyz771/
Djarbey771/
Carbejo771/
Carbezz771/
Qarbeye771/
Carboje771/
Cairboe770/
Carbech770/
Charbie770/
Searbey770/
Corby738,077/
Carba731,671/
Karbe731,544/
Corbe731,380/
Sarbe73370/
Carbi73178/
Karby73161/
Carve73100/
Jarbe7394/
Zarbe7393/
Sarby7361/
Carue7325/
Zarby7322/
Jarby7320/
Carbè739/
Carwe733/
Carbé733/
Carvy732/
Carbí732/
Qarbe731/
Charbaje7128/
Carbayas7128/
Karbeyee711/
Carboyah711/
Scarbayi711/
Djarbeye711/
Dsarbeya711/
Carbejas711/
Charbeji711/
Tscharbe710/
Carver6752,897/
Corbet674,970/
Kharbe671,872/
Corboy671,161/
Carbou671,160/
Corbea671,013/
Searby67975/
Courbe67903/
Corbes67819/
Charbi67789/
Carbis67714/
Kearby67637/
Corbie67589/
Qarbeh67565/
Charba67459/
Corbei67385/
Corber67343/
Carbaş67309/
Karbeh67297/
Sarbei67288/
Kerbey67252/
Sarbay67246/
Charvy67242/
Courby67237/
Jarbee67223/
Carway67205/
Corvey67160/
Charve67143/
Corbee67136/
Karbay67126/
Kaarby67106/
Korbey67102/
Carves6795/
Carbas6779/
Carbah6775/
Corbay6774/
Chorbe6774/
Scorby6770/
Karbee6770/
Carrue6763/
Zarboe6762/
Corbez6755/
Zarbay6752/
Sgarbe6750/
Karvey6733/
Sarbie6733/
Jarber6732/
Carvay6731/
Ciorbe6730/
Sorbey6726/
Zorbey6726/
Carbio6726/
Corbae6724/
Karbeş6722/
Karboe6719/
Carwie6718/
Jarbay6717/
Charbiyah6716/
Scarba6712/
Caruer6711/
Corbys679/
Qarber678/
Carbit677/
Carvet677/
Karbie677/
Carbat677/
Sarboy676/
Karbea676/
Scarbi676/
Carvie675/
Carvea675/
Carhue674/
Zarber674/
Karboy674/
Kharby674/
Quarby674/
Charbhiya673/
Carvee673/
Jaurbe673/
Corzby673/
Sarbeh673/
Zarbeh673/
Djarbe673/
Corbée673/
Karwey673/
Åsarby673/
Coorbe673/
Chharbiya672/
Carbau672/
Kairby672/
Karbae672/
Karbuy672/
Carvei672/
Carvoy672/
Karbei672/
Sarbea672/
Carved672/
Corbèe672/
Carbai672/
Sarbyi672/
Kaerby671/
Sarbhe671/
Carrwe671/
Carveu671/
Carbaj671/
Cahrue671/
Jarbes671/
Jaurby671/
Corbeh671/
Corbiy671/
Corwey671/
Ckerby671/
Zarbea671/
Karbue671/
Caarba671/
Corbue671/
Jahrbe671/
Jaarby671/
Carboa671/
Ciarba671/
Caurve671/
Corbuy671/
Jarboy671/
Caruez671/
Qarbay671/
Sarbuy671/
Zarbed671/
Zarbyi671/
Caruee671/
Carbui671/
Carwer670/
Carues670/
Carvez670/
Carwet670/

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Footnotes

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