Woby Surname

2,483,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Woby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Woby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England541:1,031,81650,675
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England201:1,218,76844,985
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Woby (48) may also be a first name.

Woby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Woby is found in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Woby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Woby is the 2,483,783rd most frequently occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 121,459,099 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Woby reside; 92 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,448,253rd most widely held first name globally, held by 48 people.

The last name is most frequent in England, where it is held by 54 people, or 1 in 1,031,816. In England Woby is most common in: Staffordshire, where 22 percent are found, Suffolk, where 17 percent are found and Warwickshire, where 15 percent are found. Other than England Woby exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Northern Ireland, where 2 percent are found and Chad, where 2 percent are found.

Woby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Woby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 270 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 89 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Wooby8975/
Wobey8910/
Wobay893/
Wobyo891/
Wobiy891/
Wohby891/
Woobey8020/
Woobay8012/
Woubey801/
Wuobay801/
Wobyth801/
Whobay801/
Whobey800/
Boby7517,890/
Woba756,015/
Waby75670/
Wobi75494/
Wobe75379/
Weby75182/
Wovy751/
Wuby751/
Wahby6725,524/
Boboy671,639/
Woube671,515/
Bouby67898/
Wehby67731/
Bobay67669/
Bobey67364/
Wheby67129/
Woubi6753/
Wobeh6750/
Wuoba6742/
Wouba6730/
Booby6725/
Wobie6719/
Wabey6716/
Wasby6715/
Wobai6715/
Whoba6714/
Wobes6710/
Whaby6710/
Weeby678/
Woibi677/
Wobis675/
Webey674/
Wauby674/
Wobee673/
Wobei673/
Wabay672/
Woboi672/
Wabiy672/
Woiba672/
Woboa672/
Bobuy671/
Wabyi671/
Wuobi671/
Wabuy671/
Waboy671/
Woubé671/
Boiby671/
Vosby671/
Wobaa671/
Wobih671/
Wohbe671/
Whobi671/
Watby671/
Wohbi671/
Wubey671/
Woebe671/
Weboy671/
Woibe671/
Waeby670/
Woobe670/
Vobey670/

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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
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  • 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 Woby
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