Golby Surname
Approximately 1,940 people bear this surname
Golby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1,040 | 1:53,575 | 6,537 |
| Australia | 391 | 1:69,043 | 8,203 |
| United States | 230 | 1:1,575,908 | 106,190 |
| Canada | 146 | 1:252,367 | 23,920 |
| South Africa | 27 | 1:2,006,582 | 90,678 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Isle of Man | 12 | 1:7,152 | 1,559 |
| Scotland | 12 | 1:446,151 | 18,166 |
| New Zealand | 10 | 1:452,832 | 31,784 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Northern Ireland | 9 | 1:205,004 | 9,958 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Chile | 3 | 1:5,872,158 | 52,204 |
| Uruguay | 2 | 1:1,715,879 | 35,955 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 545 | 1:44,725 | 5,568 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 37 | 1:1,357,262 | 74,323 |
Golby (52) may also be a first name.
Golby Demographics
Golby Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
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.
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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
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- 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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