Wembley Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Bermuda

Wembley Surname Definition:

(English) belonging to Wembley (M’sex), 9th cent. (Latin charters) Wemba lea, Wambe lea = Wamba’s Lea [Anglo-Saxon *Wamban-leah (dat. led)—Wamban-, genit. of Wamba, a nickname from Old English wamb, stomach]

Wembley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:8,629,975373,648
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049

Wembley (338) may also be a first name.

Wembley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) belonging to Wembley (M’sex), 9th cent. (Latin charters) Wemba lea, Wambe lea = Wamba’s Lea [Anglo-Saxon *Wamban-leah (dat. led)—Wamban-, genit. of Wamba, a nickname from Old English wamb, stomach]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Wembley Last Name Facts

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

Wembley (Arabic: مبلي) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Wembley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,352,516th most frequent last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. Wembley is predominantly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Wembley reside; 67 percent reside in North America and 67 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 475,334th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 338 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 8,629,975. In The United States Wembley is mostly concentrated in: Illinois, where 43 percent live, New Jersey, where 14 percent live and Louisiana, where 7 percent live. Beside The United States it occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent live and Israel, where 8 percent live.

Wembley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wembley surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Wembley earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 40.06% less than the national average, earning $25,863 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Weimbley932/
Wemblley931/
Wembly929/
Wemble922/
Wmbley921/
Wimbley861,799/
Wombley867/
Wambley861/
Vembley860/
Bembley860/
Webly8342/
Wmble830/
Whimbley806/
Weambleh801/
Winmbley801/
Womble777,805/
Wimble77874/
Wamble77848/
Wimbly7735/
Bemble7716/
Wenble7713/
Wymble773/
Wembla771/
Vembly771/
Vemble770/
Whembller751/
Whomble7182/
Winbley717/
Beamble711/
Bimbley711/
Whamble710/
Womblee710/
Wimmble710/
Wimblay710/
Whimble710/
Bembelly679/
Wambille677/
Huembles671/
Bembelle671/
Womblehi671/
Wambelle671/
Vembilly671/
Wemblatt671/
Wimbelly671/
Wably671/
Bmble671/

Wembley Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Wembley in the Arabic language
مبليmbly-

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