Philbey Surname

693,669th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 426 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Philbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Philbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:271,79521,381
Australia1831:147,51715,697
Canada221:1,674,800111,190
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1141:213,81916,577
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Philbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Philbey is most common in England. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Philbey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 693,669th most commonly used last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 17,106,915 people. The surname Philbey is primarily found in Europe, where 50 percent of Philbey live; 49 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in British Isles.

The surname is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 205 people, or 1 in 271,795. In England Philbey is primarily concentrated in: Greater London, where 29 percent reside, Buckinghamshire, where 28 percent reside and Hertfordshire, where 11 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 43 percent reside and Canada, where 5 percent reside.

Philbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Philbey has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Philbey surname rose 180 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Philbey Last Name Statistics demography

Philbey earn notably less less than the average income. In Canada they earn 18.12% less than the national average, earning $40,679 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Phillbey931/
Philby92389/
Philbe925/
Philbee8687/
Philbet8622/
Philber861/
Phillber802/
Filbey77511/
Plebey773/
Phelbe771/
Philbi771/
Philbé771/
Philue770/
Phelby770/
Philbah715/
Philway713/
Philboi711/
Phillue711/
Philhue710/
Filby672,583/
Pulby67192/
Plevy67156/
Philbois67137/
Pilve6778/
Vilby6762/
Pulbe6742/
Poilevey6738/
Filbe6726/
Vilbe6713/
Plebe6712/
Phlue674/
Pleby672/
Phlenphy670/

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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 Philbey
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