Goldbey Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ireland
Highest density in:
Ireland

Goldbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goldbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland131:362,22614,761
England121:4,643,172139,951
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Goldbey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Goldbey is most common in Ireland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Goldbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Goldbey are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 93 percent are found in British Isles.

The last name is most prevalent in Ireland, where it is held by 13 people, or 1 in 362,226. In Ireland it is most numerous in: Connaught, where 100 percent reside. Besides Ireland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 43 percent reside and The United States, where 7 percent reside.

Goldbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goldbey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Goldbey surname rose 171 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 75 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gouldbey931/
Goldby92848/
Gouldby86121/
Goldber8631/
Goldboy8614/
Gooldby863/
Ouldbey861/
Oldby8316/
Goldbech8035/
Oldboy776/
Goldba774/
Holdby774/
Goldbi771/
Goldbas7156/
Goldway7114/
Goldbat711/
Guldber711/
Goldbau711/
Ouldbay711/
Goldbah710/
Goldver710/
Goldwei710/
Golduer710/
Goldbach677,093/
Holdberh67223/
Guldbech67113/
Goldweit679/
Goldweis677/
Holldber677/
Goldveis675/
Goldbatt673/
Aldby671/
Goldbout671/
Goldbish671/
Goldbass671/
Goldwaie670/

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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 Goldbey
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