Silby Surname

571,325th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 552 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
New Zealand
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Silby Surname Definition:

Sileby, a parish in Leicestershire.

Silby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
New Zealand1651:27,4444,801
United States1371:2,645,686159,417
England1101:506,52832,143
Australia1001:269,95724,430
India81:95,883,173728,828
Argentina71:6,106,202178,634
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2251:108,33510,701
Wales231:68,1923,286
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States921:545,85537,602

Silby (219) may also be a first name.

Silby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Sileby, a parish in Leicestershire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Silby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Silby has its highest incidence in New Zealand. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Silby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 571,325th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,202,076 people. The surname Silby is mostly found in Oceania, where 48 percent of Silby reside; 48 percent reside in Australasia and 48 percent reside in Australia and New Zealand. Silby is also the 609,814th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 219 people.

It is most frequently used in New Zealand, where it is borne by 165 people, or 1 in 27,444. In New Zealand Silby is most prevalent in: Auckland Region, where 35 percent reside, Northland Region, where 19 percent reside and Taranaki Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from New Zealand this surname exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and England, where 20 percent reside.

Silby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Silby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Silby surname grew 149 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it contracted 51 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 96 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Silby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Silby last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Silby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 479.86% more than the national average, earning S/. 112,406 per year; in United States they earn 2.28% more than the national average, earning $44,134 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.16% more than the national average, earning $50,758 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Silbey9196/
Shilby9118/
Silboy911/
Silbay911/
Sillby910/
Sielby910/
Shilbey833/
Shilbay831/
Selby8032,819/
Gilby803,168/
Silba801,464/
Shlby80850/
Silbe80164/
Slboy8094/
Sølby8035/
Silbi8025/
Jilby8014/
Sleby806/
Sålby804/
Sclby801/
Cilby801/
Sylby800/
Shilbaya77147/
Shelby7321,667/
Silber738,312/
Gilbey733,071/
Gilboy731,793/
Gilbay7371/
Silway7363/
Chilby7350/
Øsleby7314/
Selbey7310/
Silbha738/
Shilbi737/
Silbio737/
Scilba736/
Silbai735/
Silbee734/
Shleby734/
Silbet733/
Slebay732/
Selbay732/
Silbaa731/
Gilbiy731/
Schlby731/
Silbeu731/
Shilbe731/
Shlbey731/
Shlbiy731/
Jilbey731/
Silboa731/
Selboy731/
Silviy731/
Silbid731/
Zilbey730/
Gillby730/
Sellby730/
Schilbe67197/
Szilber6786/
Schelby6777/
Silbois6730/
Shellby6712/
Shilbai6710/
Shelbey679/
Shlbaya679/
Slba677/
Gillboy675/
Gillbey672/
Sillber672/
Slbi672/
Clby671/
Zilbych671/
Slvy671/
Silbesz671/
Silbitz671/
Gilbouy671/
Silbuit671/
Shelboy670/
Shelbyy670/
Sillwey670/
Gillbay670/
Schilwy670/
Shilway670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Silby
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