Wilburn Surname

26,543rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,269 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Wilburn Surname Definition:

(English) One who came from Welborne (brook coming from a spring), the name of several places in England.

Wilburn Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,3781:18,7052,352
England3791:147,01314,138
Canada1441:255,87224,214
Mexico861:1,443,32815,900
Australia741:364,80730,412
Panama561:69,8623,012
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Jamaica31:956,64910,513
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Turks and Caicos Islands11:34,329862
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Jersey11:99,2026,620
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2031:120,07611,454
Wales71:224,0598,079
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2481:22,3392,801

Wilburn (7,603) may also be a first name.

Wilburn Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English) One who came from Welborne (brook coming from a spring), the name of several places in England.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Wilburn Last Name Facts

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

The surname Wilburn occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Wilburn? popularity and diffusion

The last name Wilburn is the 26,543rd most prevalent last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 359,541 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Wilburn reside; 91 percent reside in North America and 91 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 73,514th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 7,603 people.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 19,378 people, or 1 in 18,705. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Texas, where 14 percent are found, Tennessee, where 8 percent are found and Georgia, where 7 percent are found. Other than The United States it is found in 46 countries. It also occurs in England, where 2 percent are found and Canada, where 1 percent are found.

Wilburn Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Wilburn has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Wilburn surname rose 862 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 187 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it contracted 71 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Wilburn Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Wilburn last name are 10.01% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 56.78% being registered with the party.

The amount Wilburn earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 8.86% less than the national average, earning $39,327 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.08% more than the national average, earning $54,192 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wilbourn933,159/
Willburn93393/
Wilburne93100/
Weilburn931/
Wilburnq931/
Wilburin930/
Wilbaurn930/
Wilbourne881,027/
Willbourn88129/
Willburne882/
Wilbouren881/
D'Wilburn881/
Wilborn866,427/
Welburn862,575/
Vilburn8638/
Wllburn861/
Bilburn860/
Willbourne82134/
Welbourn801,561/
Willborn80569/
Wellburn80389/
Wihlborn8010/
Wlbourne802/
Vilbourn801/
Vilburnt801/
Welbaurn800/
Welburne800/
Wlborn771/
Welbourne751,568/
Whelbourn7586/
Wellbourn7551/
Wellburne750/
Wilboorne750/
Welborn7110,625/
Wellbourne7136/
Whelbourne7133/
Vilborn7113/
Welbourhne714/
Velburn711/
Wleborn711/
Wellborn673,006/
Welboren67284/
Belbourn671/

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Wilburn Reference & Research

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Footnotes

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