Whibley Surname

289,833rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,322 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Whibley Surname Definition:

From Weobley, a town in Herefordshire.

Whibley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5951:93,64410,027
Australia2201:122,70813,477
New Zealand1981:22,8704,013
Canada1411:261,31624,674
United States801:4,530,737237,840
Scotland231:232,77511,829
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
France101:6,642,272293,169
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Belarus31:3,167,020121,664
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Malta11:430,2723,380
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3101:78,6308,494
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Whibley Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From Weobley, a town in Herefordshire.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From Weobley; a location name in Herefordshire.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Whibley Last Name Facts

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

The last name Whibley is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Whibley? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 289,833rd most frequent last name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 5,512,516 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Whibley reside; 48 percent reside in Northern Europe and 48 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 595 people, or 1 in 93,644. In England Whibley is most numerous in: Kent, where 32 percent reside, Greater London, where 13 percent reside and West Midlands, where 6 percent reside. Excluding England it occurs in 34 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 17 percent reside and New Zealand, where 15 percent reside.

Whibley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Whibley has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Whibley surname rose 192 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 348 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Whibley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Whibley are 36.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 90% registered with the party.

The amount Whibley earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 153.8% more than the national average, earning R 603,132 per year; in United States they earn 12% more than the national average, earning $48,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.43% more than the national average, earning $52,380 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whitbley930/
Wibley9275/
Whible9216/
Whibly921/
Weibley86502/
Whebley869/
Whybley866/
Wiebley861/
Wheible860/
Wible832,970/
Wibly8336/
Webley773,740/
Weible772,216/
Wheble77376/
Waible77173/
Bibley7740/
Weibly7728/
Wieble7710/
Wiblyi779/
Whyble774/
Uibley771/
Wehble771/
Woible770/
Wiebly770/
Huible770/
Wheable71127/
Waibler71123/
Weisbly7156/
Wuiblet7155/
Woiblet7124/
Wimpley713/
Wiblett712/
Weibele712/
Baibley711/
Ouhibly711/
Wiblaue711/
Webliey711/
Huibloe710/
Buibley710/
Bible676,573/
Wyble671,940/
Weble6777/
Uible6768/
Vible6750/
Webly6742/
Wibły6720/
Waisblay6714/
Vibly6713/
Wiblé6712/
Wuble675/
Woiblett675/
Weisblay674/
Houhibly671/
Wibla671/
Wivle671/
Hweibele671/
Wisblech671/
Wesbleys671/

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