Wilbrey Surname

2,843,861st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 47 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Wilbrey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Wilbrey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:1,238,17956,985
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
Jersey11:51,8823,898

Wilbrey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Wilbrey occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilbrey? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,843,861st most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 155,054,168 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 98 percent of Wilbrey reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name Wilbrey is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England Wilbrey is most frequent in: Shropshire, where 36 percent reside, West Midlands, where 29 percent reside and Greater London, where 22 percent reside. Beside England this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 2 percent reside and Scotland, where 2 percent reside.

Wilbrey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Wilbrey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Wilbrey surname expanded 1,125 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willbrey931/
Bilbrey865,058/
Vilbrey862/
Wilbrayi8010/
Billbrey805/
Wilbrerr801/
Vilbre7720/
Bilbry7718/
Bilbre771/
Wilbra771/
Willbrett752/
Willbrayi752/
Bilbray71100/
Bilbreu711/
Belbrey711/
Villbrae671/
Billbray671/
Bellbrey671/
Wilbricht6385/
Welbrecht633/
Villbrejo631/
Willbradt631/
Wilbraith630/
Bilbra6224/
Velbre621/
Billbra571/
Welbrich532/
Bellbray531/
Huelbret530/
Uilbricht5016/
Huelbreth500/

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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 Wilbrey
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