Golby Surname

212,324th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,940 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Golby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Golby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1,0401:53,5756,537
Australia3911:69,0438,203
United States2301:1,575,908106,190
Canada1461:252,36723,920
South Africa271:2,006,58290,678
Wales131:238,04114,239
France131:5,109,440259,941
Isle of Man121:7,1521,559
Scotland121:446,15118,166
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Northern Ireland91:205,0049,958
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5451:44,7255,568
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States371:1,357,26274,323

Golby (52) may also be a first name.

Golby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Golby is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Golby? popularity and diffusion

Golby is the 212,324th most frequently held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,756,467 people. The surname Golby is primarily found in Europe, where 57 percent of Golby reside; 56 percent reside in Northern Europe and 56 percent reside in British Isles. Golby is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 52 people.

This surname is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 1,040 people, or 1 in 53,575. In England it is mostly concentrated in: West Midlands, where 14 percent are found, Warwickshire, where 8 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Other than England it occurs in 25 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 20 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Golby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Golby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname rose 191 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it rose 622 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Golby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is predominantly Methodist (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Golby surname are 0.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52.73% registered with the party.

The amount Golby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 2.46% more than the national average, earning R 243,480 per year; in United States they earn 10.6% more than the national average, earning $47,722 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.58% less than the national average, earning $48,898 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golbey91494/
Goulby91121/
Golboy9185/
Golbay9168/
Gholby9111/
Goolby913/
Gollby912/
Goslby911/
Olby89273/
Golbouy8345/
Gooslby837/
Goilboy833/
Goollby831/
Goulbey831/
Golba802,893/
Golbe801,009/
Holby80832/
Galby80345/
Golvy8067/
Golbi8058/
Olbey8045/
Gulby8011/
Oslby801/
Olbay801/
Olbys801/
Olbyś801/
Golbé801/
Oulby800/
Goolbhay771/
Gülbay732,460/
Gülboy73676/
Gülbey73524/
Goulbi73251/
Galbay73132/
Golway73128/
Gulbay7388/
Galbey7385/
Galboy7384/
Holbay7373/
Gholba7360/
Golber7354/
Golbio7351/
Houlby7339/
Gullby7319/
Golbez7318/
Golbiz7314/
Gulboy7313/
Holboy7312/
Ngolbe7312/
Gulbey7311/
Goulba7310/
Golbie736/
Golbis736/
Hollby735/
Golbai735/
Gallby735/
Olbych734/
Golbea733/
Golbet733/
Golbit733/
Goulbe732/
Golbee732/
Golbes732/
Golvyi732/
Holbey731/
Hoolby731/
Guslby731/
Golwey731/
Golwiy731/
Alby675,158/
Olba67375/
Olbe67236/
Olbi67174/
Golbitz6755/
Golbetz6726/
Otelbay6725/
Houlbay6724/
Houlbey6724/
Goolbis6721/
Golbois6717/
Olvy6711/
Golbits675/
Goslbez675/
Galboyz674/
Olbé673/
Ngoulbe673/
Golbets672/
Aglibay672/
O'Gilby671/
Hoselby671/
Goolbes671/
Goulbai671/
Goulbie671/
Golvych671/
Golueyi671/
Gulbych671/
O'Selby671/
Gouylbi671/
Golbich671/
Golbieh671/
Golboiz671/
Golbaha671/
Golbett670/
O'Gliby670/
Gollway670/
Gotlebe670/
Hollboy670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Golby
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