Walbye Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Walbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Walbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway331:155,82719,235
United States331:10,983,604436,696
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Walbye Last Name Facts

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

Walbye is more commonly found in Norway than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Walbye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Walbye is the 2,333,370th most commonly occurring last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 108,769,342 people. Walbye occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Walbye live; 51 percent live in Northern Europe and 51 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 155,827. In Norway Walbye is mostly concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 67 percent live, Central Norway, where 30 percent live and Northern Norway, where 3 percent live. Excluding Norway this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 49 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Walbye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Walbye last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% being registered with the party.

The amount Walbye earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.01% less than the national average, earning 273,368 kr per year and in United States they earn 31.13% more than the national average, earning $56,581 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walbey8373/
Valbye834/
Walbay831/
Walbie831/
Weilbye7733/
Hvalbye7731/
Walbiya773/
Wealbey771/
Wallbey770/
Bealbaye71481/
Balbayeh713/
Woulbaye711/
Wolbeyes711/
Balbay671,750/
Balbey67331/
Walbai6776/
Walboi6718/
Valboy6717/
Weaselboy6716/
Balboy676/
Balbej675/
Balbie674/
Valbej672/
Valbay672/
Balbea672/
Valbey671/
Wolbee671/
Wolbie671/
Walvie671/
Valbie670/
Balbei670/
Wolbey670/

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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 Walbye
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