Waby Surname

493,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 670 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Norfolk Island

Waby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Waby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4411:126,34512,635
United States1011:3,588,702200,455
New Zealand571:79,44411,532
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Wales81:386,81619,671
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Norfolk Island11:2,295315
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1761:138,49612,565
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States411:1,224,84668,768

Waby (28) may also be a first name.

Waby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Waby (Arabic: وعبى) is found in England more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Waby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 493,410th most commonly used family name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 10,876,934 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Waby are found; 68 percent are found in Northern Europe and 68 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,994,417th most prevalent first name globally. It is borne by 28 people.

The last name is most commonly used in England, where it is borne by 441 people, or 1 in 126,345. In England it is most numerous in: Lincolnshire, where 39 percent are found, Nottinghamshire, where 14 percent are found and Cheshire, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account England this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent are found and New Zealand, where 9 percent are found.

Waby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Waby has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Waby last name rose 251 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 246 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Waby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Waby surname are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.29% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Waby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 2.42% less than the national average, earning $42,104 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.03% less than the national average, earning $40,229 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wahby8925,524/
Wabey8916/
Wasby8915/
Whaby8910/
Wauby894/
Wabay892/
Wabiy892/
Weaby892/
Waiby891/
Watby891/
Wabyi891/
Wabuy891/
Waboy891/
Waeby890/
Washby8035/
Weasby8028/
Wahaby8014/
Wassby8011/
Wahbey804/
Wayboy804/
Waibey802/
Waitby802/
Waboys801/
Waabey801/
Wabayh801/
Wabgay801/
Whabey801/
Whasby800/
Wausby800/
Waysby800/
Baby75103,130/
Wabi759,435/
Wabe757,051/
Waba752,057/
Weby75182/
Woby7560/
Vaby753/
Wabj751/
Waybhay732/
Weathby731/
Wabuuyi731/
Wahaiby731/
Waujbuy731/
Wheatby730/
Wahbi6726,704/
Waiba679,527/
Waibi674,078/
Babay673,980/
Babey672,545/
Wehby67731/
Baboy67550/
Bauby67512/
Wahbe67450/
Waibe67335/
Hwaba67322/
Whaba67252/
Waabi67235/
Wabai67227/
Weiby67218/
Wabie67205/
Baaby67179/
Wheby67129/
Wabei67127/
Whabi67112/
Vasby67108/
Bayby6778/
Weabe6776/
Wooby6775/
Wabea6768/
Waboi6751/
Wabaa6748/
Wabeu6747/
Baiby6723/
Waaba6722/
Wabui6720/
Waabe6719/
Vauby6719/
Waube6718/
Babéy6717/
Waubi6712/
Babuy6711/
Wobey6710/
Waboa679/
Weeby678/
Wabha678/
Wabee678/
Hwabi676/
Wuabi676/
Waebi675/
Wayba675/
Wuaba674/
Webey674/
Wabii674/
Wabih674/
Beaby673/
Wobay673/
Wauba673/
Waybe673/
Vabyi673/
Wajba672/
Whabe672/
Waybi672/
Babyh672/
Wohby671/
Vabiy671/
Vaboy671/
Wobiy671/
Weaba671/
Wabeh671/
Wuabe671/
Waebe671/
Vabay671/
Vabey671/
Waviy671/
Wobyo671/
Babhy671/
Weboy671/
Weabi671/
Wabaj671/
Weyby670/

Waby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Waby in the Arabic language
وعبىwby-

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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 Waby
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