Goleby Surname

783,439th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 361 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Goleby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Goleby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia3181:84,8929,824
England421:1,326,62059,571
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028

Goleby Last Name Facts

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

Goleby is held by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Goleby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Goleby is the 783,439th most commonly used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 20,187,108 people. It occurs mostly in Oceania, where 88 percent of Goleby reside; 88 percent reside in Australasia and 88 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Australia, where it is held by 318 people, or 1 in 84,892. In Australia Goleby is primarily found in: New South Wales, where 59 percent live, Queensland, where 31 percent live and Australian Capital Territory, where 8 percent live. Excluding Australia Goleby is found in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and New Zealand, where 0 percent live.

Goleby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Goleby has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 156 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Golleby921/
Golesby920/
Oleby9119/
Goolesby86169/
Goloby8323/
Golebi8323/
Goleba8311/
Holeby8310/
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Golaby834/
Olgeby831/
Galeby831/
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Goleboa77109/
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Goulebe7738/
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Gulebyo7717/
Galebay7715/
Gulebay7712/
Golebie778/
Ngolebe775/
Oslesby774/
Holleby773/
Golevoy773/
Oylesby773/
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Olgebay771/
Gulesby771/
Golebha771/
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Goulaby771/
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Golebis771/
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Gülebay771/
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Galesby770/
Goleway770/
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Golisby770/
Gotlebe770/
Olebe73409/
Oleba7395/
Aleby7339/
Olebi734/
Olevy733/
Ngalebay71266/
Gottlebe71153/
Golevaya712/
Guleibyo712/
Galletby710/
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Gotleber710/
Gallesby710/
Golabi678,626/
Galaby67632/
Alleby67448/
Golive67390/
Gelebe67376/
Galeba67212/
Olivey67154/
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Galiby67103/
Gülebi6776/
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Haleby6729/
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Houllebey6719/
Asleby6714/
Ollebi6714/
Ahleby6712/
Olieba6711/
Gelebi6710/
Golibi679/
Olibay678/
Gallieboy677/
Holiby675/
Olebet675/
Alebay674/
Algeby674/
Golobi674/
Holeba673/
Goliwe673/
Golyba672/
Oleavy672/
Golibe672/
Alebey672/
Oleibe672/
Alebyo672/
Oleiba671/
Olgebi671/
Holebe671/
Goleve671/
Golybi671/
Alebiy671/
Olebea671/
Ouleba671/
Olayby671/
Olevay671/
Olhiby671/
Olempy671/
Ngoulibay671/
Golaabhay671/
Gulleibyo671/
Galewy671/
Aleiby671/
Olioby671/
Oliebi671/
Ngallebay671/
Hollebuoy670/
Alehby670/

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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 Goleby
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