Worboyes Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Worboyes Surname Definition:

V. Warboys

Worboyes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1251:445,74429,621
Australia281:964,13257,058
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Worboyes Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Warboys

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Worboyes Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worboyes occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Worboyes click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Worboyes? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,403,590th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 81 percent of Worboyes live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in British Isles.

It is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 125 people, or 1 in 445,744. In England Worboyes is most common in: Greater London, where 49 percent are found, Essex, where 33 percent are found and Norfolk, where 6 percent are found. Besides England this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 18 percent are found and Spain, where 1 percent are found.

Worboyes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Worboyes has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Worboyes last name grew 658 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worboys932,650/
Worbyes935/
Borboyes8868/
Warboyes881/
Worrboys880/
Worboy8663/
Worboe861/
Warboys80620/
Worbois8020/
Worvoys801/
Borboys800/
Barboyes751/
Bourboye751/
Warbouys751/
Worboise750/
Worboice750/
Worbey71400/
Borboy71383/
Warboy7163/
Worbou718/
Worbay713/
Worbue711/
Worbei711/
Verboys6764/
Borboya6754/
Borbeas6717/
Warbois6712/
Worbiej674/
Borbejs671/
Whorbey671/
Warbowe671/

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