Wilbey Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wilbey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:5,065,278148,650
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England461:529,89928,330
Jersey11:51,8823,898
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Wilbey (19) may also be a first name.

Wilbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilbey is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilbey is the 5,057,639th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Wilbey live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in British Isles. Wilbey is also the 2,523,061st most prevalent given name throughout the world. It is borne by 19 people.

The surname Wilbey is most commonly held in England, where it is borne by 11 people, or 1 in 5,065,278. In England Wilbey is most prevalent in: Berkshire, where 82 percent reside, Essex, where 9 percent reside and Kent, where 9 percent reside. Excluding England this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 13 percent reside and The United States, where 13 percent reside.

Wilbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilbey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name declined 76 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilbey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willbey923/
Whilbey920/
Wilby915,230/
Wilbe9152/
Whilby83854/
Bilbey83688/
Wilbee83222/
Willby83157/
Weilby8317/
Willbe8312/
Wilbie839/
Welbey834/
Wilbae831/
Wilbay831/
Willbee7746/
Weileby7718/
Willbie774/
Wilbedh773/
Willbay771/
Wealbey771/
Whillby771/
Wilbech771/
Wellbey770/
Bilby732,257/
Welby731,760/
Wilba73655/
Bilbe73450/
Vilby7362/
Wilbi7332/
Wölbe7320/
Welbe7319/
Vilbe7313/
Wlebe732/
Wylbe732/
Wlbes731/
Blbey731/
Wlevy731/
Wylby730/
Whlby730/
Whellbey710/
Belbey673,049/
Bilbay671,978/
Wellby67264/
Bilbee67200/
Billbe67167/
Vilboy6796/
Welbie6752/
Whelby6745/
Vilbes6740/
Wölber6737/
Wählby6721/
Wielba6717/
Billby6710/
Bilboy676/
Vilber675/
Wilbah674/
Uilber673/
Willbagge672/
Vilbez672/
Wilbit672/
Welbay671/
Bilbiy671/
Bilbea671/
Welbeh671/
Weilba671/
Vilbay671/
Vilboe671/
Wilbui671/
Wilbaa671/
Willba670/
Welboe670/

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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 Wilbey
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