Robey Surname

51,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,942 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Robey Surname Definition:

= Roby, q.v.

Robey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,4531:48,6335,899
England1,2761:43,6665,546
Australia7321:36,8794,840
South Africa1071:506,33441,014
France821:810,03397,301
Iraq581:603,8229,381
Canada531:695,20056,020
Wales291:106,7088,358
New Zealand221:205,83320,770
India181:42,614,743461,117
Trinidad and Tobago111:123,9987,543
Kazakhstan91:1,964,72289,832
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Greece51:2,215,95891,893
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Palestine21:2,274,42417,661
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
China21:683,660,78330,601
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5031:48,4605,955
Wales41:392,10412,338
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1481:43,7445,076

Robey (836) may also be a first name.

Robey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Roby, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Robey or Roby (homestead near a boundary mark), in Derbyshire and Lancashire respectively; variants of Robbie, q.v.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

A location name in Derbyshire, Lancashire, Yorkshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Robey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Robey (Russian: Робей) is most common in The United States. It may also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Robey? popularity and diffusion

The surname Robey is the 51,552nd most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 733,006 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 71 percent of Robey live; 70 percent live in North America and 70 percent live in Anglo-North America. Robey is also the 282,418th most prevalent forename worldwide. It is borne by 836 people.

The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 7,453 people, or 1 in 48,633. In The United States it is mostly found in: Maryland, where 15 percent are found, Virginia, where 8 percent are found and Ohio, where 7 percent are found. Beside The United States this surname is found in 42 countries. It is also common in England, where 13 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Robey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Robey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Robey last name rose 649 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 254 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 725 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 67 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Robey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Robey surname are 14.17% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 60.94% being registered to vote for 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Robeya91364/
Robeys9156/
Roubey9150/
Robeyi914/
Robeyo912/
Roobey912/
Robeye911/
Roebey910/
Roby8922,848/
Robe897,688/
Robeyst8314/
Roosbey8311/
Roubeyi831/
Rouby804,138/
Rabey802,578/
Robie802,209/
Robes802,208/
Rober801,750/
Robet801,750/
Rubey801,059/
Robea80711/
Robay80422/
Rosby80407/
Rooby80397/
Robed80213/
Rovey80197/
Robee80152/
Rebey80147/
Roube80131/
Rowey80121/
Robei80116/
Robez80103/
Robeš8073/
Robhy8037/
Robiy8032/
Rhobe8029/
Roebe8029/
Robeh8028/
Rhoby8027/
Rosbe8023/
Robyt8021/
Roobe8020/
Roboy8017/
Roeby8016/
Robyh8015/
Rohbe8013/
Robae8013/
Rotby8011/
Robys807/
Robye806/
Robyi804/
Rotbe803/
Robej802/
Robue802/
Robuy802/
Roboe801/
Roybe801/
Royby801/
Robeu801/
Ruobe801/
Robge800/
Rohby800/
Rabeya7346,170/
Robayo7325,577/
Rubeya73853/
Robeah73666/
Rabiey73581/
Robaye73511/
Robets73178/
Roibet73166/
Rabeiy73156/
Robaya73115/
Robeet73103/
Rosber7395/
Roybet7375/
Roubet7373/
Robeje7368/
Robeer7361/
Robest7352/
Rossby7349/
Roubez7348/
Robiya7345/
Robeis7335/
Robays7328/
Hrubey7327/
Roubes7326/
Robaie7324/
Rouber7322/
Rebehy7322/
Rouwey7320/
Robeha7317/
Roubie7316/
Hrober7315/
Roboyi7314/
Robych7313/
Rhobes7312/
Robysh7311/
Robett7310/
Rabgey739/
Robech739/
Robaay739/
Robieh739/
Roubei739/
Rebeye739/
Robežs738/
Rubeyi738/
Roibeh737/
Roberr736/
Roubay736/
Rubeiy736/
Roboje735/
Roobed734/
Rebeyo734/
Roboyo734/
Roubeh734/
Rebeya734/
Roubea734/
Roshby734/
Roebay733/
Rotber733/
Robeus733/
Rrobet733/
Robeat733/
Roboye733/
Robees733/
Robezs733/
Rabeey733/
Robyhe733/
Robesh732/
Robeds732/
Roobee732/
Reebey732/
Rabeye732/
Rhobet732/
Roiber732/
Robyya732/
Robayi732/
Rowehy732/
Roibei732/
Rotbeh732/
Rousby731/
Rusbey731/
Robetz731/
Roubee731/
Roweye731/
Royboe731/
Robeiz731/
Roboya731/
Rouvey731/
Rgabey731/
Roobei731/
Robiej731/
Robeia731/
Robejo731/
Roberh731/
Robauy731/
Robeas731/
Rubeye731/
Roubeu731/
Raboey731/
Rubiey731/
Robaeh731/
Rhoebe731/
Robayu731/
Roba'e731/
Hrobyi731/
Robowe730/
Roober730/
Rompey730/
Royber730/
Robepp730/
Rasbey730/
Rowe67170,329/
Rabe67128,182/
Robi6729,653/
Ruby6729,241/
Roba6727,388/
Raby6719,012/
Rube676,014/
Reby671,920/
Robiyah671,587/
Rebe671,456/
Rove67805/
Robayet67363/
Rovy67350/
Rübe67230/
Rowy67216/
Robayat6798/
Robejes6796/
Robayah6767/
Robeets6754/
Robé6750/
Robiyeh6745/
Roveyaz6744/
Robeová6739/
Rouweye6729/
Rabeeya6726/
Robesch6724/
Robayos6724/
Rüby6720/
Rosbech6719/
Roobiya6716/
Roubych6712/
Robehah678/
Robetts676/
Roubaie676/
Robhayo676/
Rotberh676/
Hrobets676/
Royboyi675/
Rowoeye675/
Réby675/
Roobesh674/
Rabeyat674/
Robayie674/
Rhoboyi674/
Roba'ee674/
Roubeiz673/
Roubaye673/
Rohbeje673/
Robeats672/
Roitber672/
Roubeid672/
Rábe672/
Rebeeya671/
Robesth671/
Robhiya671/
Rohhuey671/
Robeits671/
Roubeah671/
Rabeeye671/
Roobeet671/
Robejas671/
Robejis671/
Robeova671/
Robayes671/
Robeest671/
Robuyet671/
Robiyos671/
Róbe671/
Röbe671/
Rubeyat671/
Roubaya671/
Roubeha671/
Roubeih671/
Rosboyd671/
Robehts671/
Roubahe671/
Roubech671/
Roubeia671/
Roubihe671/
Roiberh671/
Roba'ie671/
Roberrh671/
Rosbets670/
Robeads670/
Rottber670/

Robey Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Robey in the Russian language
Робейrobej-

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