Wilbor Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wilbor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilbor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1181:472,18730,747
United States921:3,939,771214,590
Nigeria141:12,653,054227,444
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1681:298,92123,746

Wilbor (557) may also be a first name.

Wilbor Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilbor occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilbor? popularity and diffusion

The surname Wilbor is the 1,035,555th most commonly occurring family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 49 percent of Wilbor reside; 49 percent reside in Northern Europe and 49 percent reside in British Isles. Wilbor is also the 356,380th most common first name worldwide It is held by 557 people.

The last name is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 118 people, or 1 in 472,187. In England Wilbor is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 63 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 13 percent live and Lincolnshire, where 11 percent live. Outside of England this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent live and Nigeria, where 6 percent live.

Wilbor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilbor has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilbor last name fell 45 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Wilbor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilbor last name are 1.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 52% being registered to vote for the political party.

Wilbor earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.43% more than the national average, earning $59,730 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilbour9267/
Wilbore9237/
Willbor920/
Willbour861/
Wilboure861/
Whilbore860/
Wilbur8314,471/
Wilbar83178/
Bilbor83162/
Welbor835/
Vilbor833/
Willbur77250/
Wellbor772/
Wilbure772/
Welbour771/
Wilburr771/
Willbar770/
Wilbeur770/
Vilbar672,354/
Bilbar67528/
Belbor6725/
Vilbur671/
Welbur670/
Bilbur670/
Welbar670/
Vilbard623/
Belboir621/
Billbar621/
Velboer621/
Villbar621/
Vilbart621/
Welbaur621/
Billbur621/
Wellbur620/
Belbar50667/
Velbar5044/

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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 Wilbor
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