Dirby Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Chad

Dirby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dirby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Dirby (10) may also be a first name.

Dirby Last Name Facts

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

Dirby occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Dirby.

How Common Is The Last Name Dirby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most commonly used family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Dirby occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Dirby live; 50 percent live in North America and 50 percent live in Anglo-North America. Dirby is also the 3,684,242nd most common given name globally. It is borne by 10 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 72,491,787. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: West Virginia, where 40 percent live, Arizona, where 20 percent live and Tennessee, where 20 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Chad, where 40 percent live and Ireland, where 10 percent live.

Dirby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dirby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dirby Last Name Statistics demography

Dirby earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 39.45% less than the national average, earning $26,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Irby911/
Dirboy911/
Derby8016,973/
Dirba803,909/
Dirbe802,765/
Dyrby80431/
Durby80155/
Dreby8077/
Dirbi8017/
Derbay7399/
Derbey7378/
Dyreby7362/
Durbay7349/
Derbys7333/
Durbyi7327/
Durbey7323/
Durboy7311/
Dirbie739/
Durbuy736/
Dairbi735/
Derbyi735/
Deirba735/
Dearby733/
Duerby732/
Derboy732/
Dürbey731/
Djørby731/
Dirbai731/
Dierba731/
Dirwoy731/
Dirbei731/
Deirbe731/
Durbiy731/
Dierbe731/
Derrby730/
Deurby730/
Dirbes730/
Dherbey67116/
Derbysh6733/
Dairway6714/
Derbych674/
Dairbai674/
Deirebi673/
Djreboy672/
Deirbeh672/
Dirbess671/
Dierzba671/
Dhurbey671/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Dirby
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