Worbey Surname

726,304th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 400 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Liberia

Worbey Surname Definition:

V. Warbey, Warby.

Worbey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2741:203,35117,687
Liberia701:62,9795,477
Australia281:964,13257,058
Wales101:309,45316,869
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England571:427,63825,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Worbey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Warbey, Warby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Worbey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worbey is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Worbey? popularity and diffusion

The last name Worbey is the 726,304th most frequently used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 18,218,865 people. The last name Worbey is mostly found in Europe, where 73 percent of Worbey reside; 73 percent reside in Northern Europe and 73 percent reside in British Isles.

This surname is most frequently occurring in England, where it is borne by 274 people, or 1 in 203,351. In England Worbey is most numerous in: Hertfordshire, where 28 percent are found, Devon, where 13 percent are found and Bedfordshire, where 11 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 18 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Worbey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Worbey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Worbey last name expanded 481 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it expanded 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worbey Last Name Statistics demography

Worbey earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 79.82% less than the national average, earning $8,708 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Whorbey921/
Worby911,110/
Worbe9149/
Borbey83518/
Warbey83239/
Worbes83125/
Worboy8363/
Wourbe8329/
Worvey8318/
Vorbey838/
Worbay833/
Worbeh832/
Worrby832/
Worbys831/
Worbue831/
Werbey831/
Worbei831/
Worboe831/
Whorby830/
Worboys772,650/
Worbets7743/
Bourbey7720/
Worbiej774/
Worbech772/
Borbe736,845/
Warby732,014/
Werby73383/
Vorbe73213/
Werbe73155/
Borby7341/
Warbe7326/
Worba7326/
Worbi732/
Wurby730/
Worboyes71155/
Worrboys710/
Barbey675,013/
Burbey67391/
Borboy67383/
Borbei67286/
Voorby67200/
Warbhe67126/
Worbah67105/
Werbay67105/
Borbea6775/
Warboy6763/
Verbey6741/
Warbie6741/
Wourba6739/
Wahrby6738/
Bourbe6736/
Borbay6733/
Borbee6733/
Vourbe6723/
Werbie6717/
Borbhy6716/
Worbou678/
Warrby678/
Warbeh678/
Borbej677/
Vorbei676/
Borvey675/
Vorbes675/
Wherby673/
Vorber673/
Bourby672/
Borbuy672/
Worbas671/
Vorvey671/
Worbij671/
Worvay671/
Warbee671/
Voerby671/
Wharby671/
Werboy670/
Wurber670/
Boorby670/
Waurby670/
Werbee670/
Warbes670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Worbey
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