Willoby Surname

1,181,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201 people bear this surname

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

Willoby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willoby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1741:2,083,097132,570
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1341:374,76628,202

Willoby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Willoby is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Willoby.

How Common Is The Last Name Willoby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,181,191st most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 36,256,447 people. The surname Willoby is primarily found in The Americas, where 71 percent of Willoby reside; 71 percent reside in North America and 71 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 174 people, or 1 in 2,083,097. In The United States it is most numerous in: Ohio, where 17 percent reside, Oklahoma, where 13 percent reside and Georgia, where 10 percent reside. Not including The United States Willoby exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Willoby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Willoby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Willoby surname grew 130 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it fell 86 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Willoby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Willoby last name are 50.11% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 96.88% registered to vote for the party.

Willoby earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

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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 Willoby
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