Wesby Surname

408,080th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 857 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belize

Wesby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7141:507,64642,604
Belize1021:3,485679
England381:1,466,26563,675
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England371:658,79432,071
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States741:678,63144,191

Wesby (15) may also be a first name.

Wesby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wesby occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Wesby.

How Common Is The Last Name Wesby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 408,080th most commonly used family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 8,503,554 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Wesby reside; 83 percent reside in North America and 83 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held first name internationally, held by 15 people.

Wesby is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is held by 714 people, or 1 in 507,646. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Georgia, where 12 percent reside, Tennessee, where 9 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Other than The United States this last name exists in 5 countries. It is also common in Belize, where 12 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Wesby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wesby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wesby surname increased 965 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 103 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wesby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wesby surname are 9.19% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.96% being registered with the party.

Wesby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.67% less than the national average, earning $35,095 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wesbey9150/
Weasby9128/
Weisby9122/
Wessby919/
Wesbay910/
Wiesby910/
Weshby910/
Weisboy831/
Wisby801,208/
Wasby8015/
Besby804/
Wesbi801/
Wesba801/
Weathsby772/
Wisbey731,816/
Whisby73266/
Huesby7356/
Besbay7355/
Vessby7346/
Washby7335/
Wesbee7313/
Wassby7311/
Beesby734/
Weshbe734/
Wiesba733/
Wisbay731/
Wuesbe731/
Wasboy731/
Wessbi731/
Wessbe731/
Wesboi731/
Wesbes731/
Wisbuy731/
Waysby730/
Beasby730/
Whasby730/
Wesbitt675/
Beysbay673/
Wieszba671/
Washboy671/
Beshbay671/
Whisbey670/

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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 Wesby
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