Durbin Surname

24,467th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22,095 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Durbin Surname Definition:

(French) belonging to Durban (France), a name whose origin is not clear.

Durban, the capital of Natal, was named after a governor of Cape Colony.

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Durbin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States19,5231:18,5662,336
England1,0601:52,5646,452
Australia3111:86,80310,027
Turkey2311:336,88921,468
Wales1771:17,4831,899
Canada1761:209,35020,314
New Zealand1211:37,4246,365
France791:840,79499,796
Iran771:997,17646,104
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Oman571:64,7012,831
Indonesia361:3,673,589193,360
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Scotland141:382,41616,471
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Panama91:434,6958,518
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
British Virgin Islands21:15,797839
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malta11:430,2723,380
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5271:46,2535,734
Wales461:34,0961,856
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,9721:25,4663,146

The alternate forms: Dürbin (4) are calculated separately.

Durbin (976) may also be a first name.

Durbin Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) belonging to Durban (France), a name whose origin is not clear.

Durban, the capital of Natal, was named after a governor of Cape Colony.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) One who came from Durban, in France.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Local-from Urbin or Urbino, the Italian city, the birth-place of Raphael.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

User-submitted Reference

Derived from French vocational origin: to be living in an "urban" community: d'urban; or the D'urban region in Languedoc.

- babit08

Durbin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durbin (Arabic: دوربن, Hindi: दुर्बीन, Oriya: ଦୁବିର୍ନ, Russian: Дурбин) is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as: Dürbin. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Durbin? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 24,467th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 329,828 people. The last name Durbin occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Durbin are found; 89 percent are found in North America and 89 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Durbin is also the 257,954th most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 976 people.

This surname is most commonly held in The United States, where it is carried by 19,523 people, or 1 in 18,566. In The United States Durbin is most numerous in: Illinois, where 10 percent reside, Kentucky, where 9 percent reside and Missouri, where 9 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name is found in 47 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent reside and Australia, where 1 percent reside.

Durbin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Durbin has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Durbin last name rose 990 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 201 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 385 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durbin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Durbin surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Durbin surname are 23.48% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70.25% registered with the party.

The amount Durbin earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 58.37% less than the national average, earning R 98,940 per year; in United States they earn 0.48% less than the national average, earning $42,943 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.63% more than the national average, earning $64,899 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dürbin944/
Dourbin923/
Durbina922/
Durbinn922/
Durrbin921/
Duerbin920/
Durbn912/
Duruin831,549/
Durben83904/
Durwin83637/
Dorbin83205/
Durbyn835/
Durbim832/
Dirbin831/
Durbinova801/
Doorbin7712/
Dourben770/
Dorwin67229/
Durwen6791/
Dorben6729/
Dürbün6725/
Duruen673/
Dirben673/
Durbem673/
Doruin672/
Duruhim621/
Dhirben621/
Durhuim621/
Durwent620/
Dorwinn620/
Dorwn551/
Duruem508/
Dorwen501/
Doruen500/

Durbin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Durbin in the Oriya language
ଦୁବିର୍ନdubirna-
Durbin in the Hindi language
दुर्बीनdurbina88.52
दुरबीनdurabina10.38
दुर्बिनdurbina0.55
Durbin in the Russian language
Дурбинdurbin-
Durbin in the Arabic language
دوربنdwrbn-

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Durbin Reference & Research

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