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 surname Carbey occurs in South Africa more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Carbey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Carbey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Carbey is the 6,063,924th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 728,754,592 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Carbey live; 60 percent live in Southern Africa and 60 percent live in South Bantu Africa.

This surname is most frequent in South Africa, where it is borne by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. In South Africa Carbey is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Cape, where 100 percent reside. Outside of South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 30 percent reside and England, where 10 percent reside.

Carbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Carbey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Carbey 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 holding the Carbey last name is principally 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

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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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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