Cumby Surname

237,170th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,693 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Cumby Surname Definition:

From the Old Norse, Kumbi; nickname; from the Flemish, Combe; from the French, Combet; from the German, Kumberg (?); a personal name.

Cumby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,2551:288,81226,828
Canada3791:97,21810,570
England481:1,160,79354,689
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England441:553,98629,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2981:168,51915,231

Cumby (15) may also be a first name.

Cumby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

From the Old Norse, Kumbi; nickname; from the Flemish, Combe; from the French, Combet; from the German, Kumberg (?); a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Cumby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cumby has its highest incidence in The United States. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cumby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 237,170th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 4,304,516 people. Cumby is mostly found in The Americas, where 96 percent of Cumby live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held forename world-wide. It is borne by 15 people.

The last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 1,255 people, or 1 in 288,812. In The United States it is most common in: Texas, where 36 percent are found, Georgia, where 10 percent are found and Tennessee, where 7 percent are found. Not including The United States it exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 22 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.

Cumby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Cumby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Cumby last name expanded 421 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 109 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Cumby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cumby surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.25% registered with the party.

The amount Cumby earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 11.22% less than the national average, earning $38,306 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.47% less than the national average, earning $43,486 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cumbay91398/
Cumbey91155/
Chumby912/
Hcumby911/
Coumby910/
Chumbay83441/
Chumbey839/
Cumbaya832/
Chumbuy831/
Cuimbay831/
Cumbuys830/
Cumbe80107,736/
Cumba8029,931/
Cumbi8020,207/
Comby801,611/
Sumby80210/
Cumbá807/
Kumby804/
Cumvy803/
Cunby801/
Chumbe737,086/
Cumbie732,777/
Chumbi732,156/
Caumba731,998/
Combey731,783/
Cumbee731,484/
Cumber731,292/
Comboy73997/
Sumbay73772/
Coumbe73600/
Coumba73527/
Zumbay73417/
Kumbey73285/
Cumbaa73179/
Combay73130/
Kumbay73119/
Cumbis7386/
Cumbes7379/
Sumbuy7355/
Cumbea7352/
Coomby7335/
Cumbaj7324/
Saumby7318/
Combyh7317/
Cumbai7314/
Coumbi7312/
Koumby739/
Cunbay737/
Žumbys736/
Sumboy736/
Cuimba736/
Chumvy734/
Caumbi734/
Cumbha733/
Jumbay733/
Cumbet733/
Caumbe733/
Kumboy732/
Cumbio732/
Commby732/
Jumboy732/
Gcumba732/
Cumbid731/
Cumway731/
Cunbuy731/
Ciumbi731/
Zumbys731/
Combiy731/
Jumbey731/
Cummbe731/
Gcumbe731/
Cuimbi731/
Cumboa730/
Cunbey730/
Cumwey730/
Quomby730/
Sumbey730/
Counby730/
Zoumbey67877/
Cumbest67304/
Cumbess67302/
Kumbaya67301/
Chaumbe67206/
Chumbei6766/
Zoumbay6765/
Coumbes6758/
Coumbis6745/
Ciumber6744/
Zumbaya6730/
Zhumbey6728/
Tchumbe6727/
Coumber6721/
Coombey6715/
Chumbee6715/
Choumbe6712/
Chumbio6711/
Tcoumba6710/
Coombay678/
Kumbhiy677/
Koumbey677/
Chuimbe675/
Zhumbay672/
Cheumbe672/
Kumbhey672/
Tchumbi672/
Choumbi672/
Joumbey672/
Suimbay672/
Cautmbi671/
Chhumbe671/
Cumbees671/
Cumbhaa671/
Cunmbee671/
Czumber671/
Sumbhay671/
Chuumbi671/
Combohy671/
Koumbay671/
Koumboy671/
Kucemby671/
Zoumboy671/
Saumbay671/
Chumbii671/
Chumbai671/
Cuimbaa671/
Counboy670/

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