Worby Surname

332,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Worby Surname Definition:

V. Warbey, Warby.

Worby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5961:93,48710,014
United States3491:1,038,56476,174
Australia691:391,24231,907
Canada551:669,92054,285
Wales131:238,04114,239
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2331:104,61510,443
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

Worby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

V. Warbey, Warby.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Worby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Worby occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Worby.

How Common Is The Last Name Worby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Worby is the 332,973rd most frequently occurring family name globally, borne by around 1 in 6,565,357 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 56 percent of Worby live; 55 percent live in Northern Europe and 55 percent live in British Isles.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is carried by 596 people, or 1 in 93,487. In England it is mostly found in: Greater London, where 17 percent are found, Norfolk, where 16 percent are found and Suffolk, where 13 percent are found. Beside England Worby exists in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Australia, where 6 percent are found.

Worby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Worby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Worby last name increased 256 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 1,058 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Worby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Worby surname are 31.54% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 78.31% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Worby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In South Africa they earn 7.65% less than the national average, earning R 219,456 per year; in United States they earn 4.97% more than the national average, earning $45,292 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.87% more than the national average, earning $50,114 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Worbey91400/
Worboy9163/
Worbay913/
Worrby912/
Worbys911/
Whorby910/
Worboys832,650/
Whorbey831/
Warby802,014/
Werby80383/
Worbe8049/
Borby8041/
Worba8026/
Worbi802/
Wurby800/
Worrboys770/
Borbey73518/
Borboy73383/
Warbey73239/
Voorby73200/
Worbes73125/
Werbay73105/
Warboy7363/
Wourba7339/
Wahrby7338/
Borbay7333/
Wourbe7329/
Worvey7318/
Borbhy7316/
Vorbey738/
Warrby738/
Wherby733/
Bourby732/
Borbuy732/
Worbeh732/
Worbei731/
Worvay731/
Voerby731/
Werbey731/
Wharby731/
Worbij731/
Werboy730/
Waurby730/
Boorby730/
Warboys67620/
Worbets6743/
Bourbey6720/
Worbois6720/
Borbhuy6720/
Worbioh6715/
Voorbuy675/
Worbiej674/
Bourbay673/
Worbech672/
Wuorbis671/
Wourbai671/

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