Willby Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Willby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1001:557,18134,216
Sweden221:447,58032,003
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Wales51:618,90625,852
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:177,92214,779
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Willby (20) may also be a first name.

Willby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willby is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Willby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Willby is the 1,391,595th most widespread surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 85 percent of Willby live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 70 percent live in British Isles. Willby is also the 2,446,817th most common first name at a global level, held by 20 people.

The surname Willby is most frequently used in England, where it is borne by 100 people, or 1 in 557,181. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Kent, where 31 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 16 percent reside and Devon, where 11 percent reside. Without taking into account England this surname occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 14 percent reside.

Willby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Willby has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Willby surname contracted 27 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 110 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willby Last Name Statistics demography

Willby earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.01% more than the national average, earning $56,528 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willbey923/
Willbay921/
Whillby921/
Wilby915,230/
Whilby83854/
Wellby83264/
Weilby8317/
Wilbey8315/
Willbe8312/
Billby8310/
Wilbay831/
Willba830/
Willbee7746/
Weileby7718/
Willbie774/
Billboy772/
Wellbay771/
Whilbey770/
Wellbey770/
Bilby732,257/
Welby731,760/
Wilba73655/
Vilby7362/
Wilbe7352/
Wilbi7332/
Wylby730/
Whlby730/
Whellbey710/
Bilbay671,978/
Bilbey67688/
Wilbee67222/
Billbe67167/
Vilboy6796/
Whelby6745/
Wählby6721/
Wielba6717/
Wilbie679/
Bilboy676/
Vellby675/
Welbey674/
Bellby673/
Wilbit672/
Welbay671/
Wilbui671/
Bilbiy671/
Wilbaa671/
Villba671/
Vilbay671/

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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 Willby
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