Moorbey Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Moorbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moorbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

Moorbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moorbey is found most in England. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Moorbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,432,070th most commonly used family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 220,834,725 people. The surname Moorbey occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Moorbey are found; 97 percent are found in Northern Europe and 97 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is most prevalent in: Bedfordshire, where 53 percent reside and Cambridgeshire, where 47 percent reside. Excluding England this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Moorbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Moorbey has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Moorbey last name grew 356 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moorby921,570/
Morbey921,060/
Moorbe921/
Mourbey8631/
Moorbet864/
Moorvey862/
Morbe832,813/
Morby831,546/
Moorbhay801/
Moerbe77601/
Morber77358/
Mourbe77335/
Morbee77100/
Marbey7738/
Morvey7732/
Mourby7724/
Morbée7718/
Morbeu7712/
Morbie774/
Moorwe773/
Morbay772/
Morbes772/
Morrby772/
Moorba771/
Mgorbe771/
Morbet771/
Morbiya71133/
Morbech71121/
Mohurbe712/
Morbaye711/
Morbaeh711/
Marboey711/
Morboys710/
Marbeya710/
Morwe673,355/
Morba672,484/
Morbi67608/
Murby67485/
Marby67421/
Marbe67253/
Morue67169/
Morve67112/
Mürbe6775/
Morbé6736/
Murbe6726/
Moorbach6719/
Moorbath671/
Morwy671/
Morvy671/

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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 Moorbey
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