Robey Surname
Approximately 9,942 people bear this surname
Robey Surname Definition:
= Roby, q.v.
Robey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7,453 | 1:48,633 | 5,899 |
| England | 1,276 | 1:43,666 | 5,546 |
| Australia | 732 | 1:36,879 | 4,840 |
| South Africa | 107 | 1:506,334 | 41,014 |
| France | 82 | 1:810,033 | 97,301 |
| Iraq | 58 | 1:603,822 | 9,381 |
| Canada | 53 | 1:695,200 | 56,020 |
| Wales | 29 | 1:106,708 | 8,358 |
| New Zealand | 22 | 1:205,833 | 20,770 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 11 | 1:123,998 | 7,543 |
| Kazakhstan | 9 | 1:1,964,722 | 89,832 |
| Russia | 9 | 1:16,013,673 | 414,297 |
| Yemen | 8 | 1:3,303,162 | 16,088 |
| Spain | 7 | 1:6,678,862 | 92,666 |
| Netherlands | 6 | 1:2,814,529 | 101,176 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:892,303 | 28,047 |
| Greece | 5 | 1:2,215,958 | 91,893 |
| Belarus | 5 | 1:1,900,212 | 97,012 |
| Northern Ireland | 4 | 1:461,259 | 16,615 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| Thailand | 3 | 1:23,546,115 | 908,588 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Palestine | 2 | 1:2,274,424 | 17,661 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 | 1:7,719,120 | 118,432 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 3 | 1:1,476,622 | 29,385 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 503 | 1:48,460 | 5,955 |
| Wales | 4 | 1:392,104 | 12,338 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,148 | 1:43,744 | 5,076 |
Robey (836) may also be a first name.
Robey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
= Roby, q.v.
(English) One who came from Robey or Roby (homestead near a boundary mark), in Derbyshire and Lancashire respectively; variants of Robbie, q.v.
A location name in Derbyshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire.
Robey Demographics
Robey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Robey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Robey Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Robey (Russian: Робей) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Robey? popularity and diffusion
Robey is the 51,552nd most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 733,006 people. The surname Robey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Robey live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 282,418th most prevalent first name internationally. It is borne by 836 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 7,453 people, or 1 in 48,633. In The United States Robey is most numerous in: Maryland, where 15 percent live, Virginia, where 8 percent live and Ohio, where 7 percent live. Besides The United States Robey exists in 42 countries. It also occurs in England, where 13 percent live and Australia, where 7 percent live.
Robey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Robey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Robey last name grew 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 725 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Robey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (67%) in Ireland.
In The United States Robey are 14.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.94% being registered with the political party.
The amount Robey earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 25.78% more than the national average, earning R 298,908 per year; in United States they earn 3.52% more than the national average, earning $44,667 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.02% more than the national average, earning $59,632 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Robey Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Robey in the Russian language | ||
| Робей | robej | - |
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