Wheby Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Wheby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wheby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1161:3,124,646180,867
Jamaica121:239,1626,359
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Wheby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wheby occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wheby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,581,912th most frequently held family name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Wheby live; 90 percent live in North America and 90 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most commonly held in The United States, where it is held by 116 people, or 1 in 3,124,646. In The United States it is most numerous in: Virginia, where 32 percent live, West Virginia, where 21 percent live and New York, where 17 percent live. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Jamaica, where 9 percent live and Thailand, where 1 percent live.

Wheby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wheby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Wheby last name expanded 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wheby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Wheby surname are 22.46% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 69.23% registered to vote for the party.

Wheby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.41% less than the national average, earning $35,636 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whebey911/
Wheeby911/
Weby89182/
Wheatby830/
Wahby8025,524/
Wehby80731/
Weiby80218/
Hbeby80153/
Wihby8077/
Whiby8035/
Whebe8019/
Whaby8010/
Weeby808/
Wheba808/
Webey804/
Wejby804/
Hueby803/
Weaby802/
Wetby801/
Weboy801/
Wieby801/
Wohby801/
Whevy800/
Waeby800/
Weyby800/
Wheway73451/
Wihbey7389/
Huesby7356/
Wesbey7350/
Weasby7328/
Weisby7322/
Wehbey7320/
Wettby7320/
Wahaby7314/
Bewhey7311/
Wessby739/
Whibyy736/
Wheibi736/
Weibey735/
Wahbey734/
Whibey733/
Whobay731/
Whebeh731/
Whabey731/
Whewey731/
Wheiba731/
Whebie731/
Wheebi731/
Whibhy731/
Withby731/
Wethby730/
Weebey730/
Whobey730/
Weshby730/
Wesbay730/
Webe672,757/
Beby671,624/
Webi671,606/
Waby67670/
Weba67307/
Woby6760/
Waheibi6733/
Whitboy6713/
Veby678/
Weihuey671/
Wewy671/
Webj671/
Wahaiby671/
Wahiebi671/
H'Beiby671/
Weathby671/
Weiboey671/
Wheyway671/
Whitvey671/
Wheeber671/
Weisboy671/
Ueby671/
Whittby670/
Whinpey670/
Wevy670/
Wiby670/
Whisbey670/
Wheabee670/

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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
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  • 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 Wheby
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