Willoughey Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
England

Willoughey Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Willoughey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England41:13,929,515290,718
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Willoughey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Willoughey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Willoughey.

How Common Is The Last Name Willoughey? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,798,600th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. The last name Willoughey occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 85 percent of Willoughey are found; 85 percent are found in North America and 85 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

Willoughey is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most common in: Colorado, where 14 percent are found, Georgia, where 14 percent are found and Indiana, where 14 percent are found. Outside of The United States Willoughey exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent are found and Canada, where 4 percent are found.

Willoughey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Willoughey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Willoughey last name grew 440 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Willoughey Last Name Statistics demography

Willoughey earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.89% less than the national average, earning $30,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Willoughy9522/
Willoughhy901/
Willousghy901/
Willougy891/
Willuge820/
Willuger780/
Willanghy740/
Willage7131/
Willoga7115/
Weiloge711/
Willagy711/
Bloughe710/
Willigie679/
Willager674/
Wilogiye671/

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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 Willoughey
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