Willbe Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Willbe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willbe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:11,143,612252,590
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534

Willbe (33) may also be a first name.

Willbe Last Name Facts

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

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

How Common Is The Last Name Willbe? popularity and diffusion

Willbe is the 5,587,209th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. Willbe is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Willbe are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,807,719th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 33 people.

The last name Willbe is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 11,143,612. In England Willbe is mostly concentrated in: Greater London, where 60 percent live and Essex, where 40 percent live. Barring England Willbe occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Russia, where 33 percent live and France, where 8 percent live.

Willbe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willbe has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Willbe last name fell 64 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willbee9246/
Willbie924/
Willbey923/
Wilbe9152/
Wilbee83222/
Billbe83167/
Willby83157/
Wilbey8315/
Wilbie839/
Willba830/
Wilbedh773/
Villber772/
Willemp771/
Willbay771/
Wilbech771/
Whillby771/
Billbee771/
Wellbey770/
Whilbey770/
Wilby735,230/
Wilba73655/
Bilbe73450/
Wilbi7332/
Wölbe7320/
Welbe7319/
Vilbe7313/
Wylbe732/
Wlebe732/
Wlbes731/
Whellbey710/
Whilby67854/
Bilbey67688/
Wellby67264/
Bilbee67200/
Welbie6752/
Vilbes6740/
Wölber6737/
Wielba6717/
Weilby6717/
Bellbe6713/
Billby6710/
Vilber675/
Welbey674/
Uilber673/
Vilbez672/
Villve672/
Wilbit672/
Bilbea671/
Wilbay671/
Wilbaa671/
Villba671/
Welbeh671/
Willinpea671/
Vellbe671/
Wilbui671/

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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 Willbe
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