Fornby Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Fornby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fornby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States451:1,115,97164,142

Fornby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Fornby is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fornby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fornby is the 4,908,606th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name Fornby is primarily found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Fornby reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Florida, where 45 percent reside, Texas, where 36 percent reside and California, where 9 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in England, where 19 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.

Fornby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Fornby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fornby surname contracted 76 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Fornby Last Name Statistics demography

Fornby earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 21.09% more than the national average, earning $52,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forinby920/
Fornbey920/
Forrnbey860/
Formby832,321/
Farnby831/
Fernby830/
Formbey770/
Fornue67286/
Formba6769/
Farmby6763/
Fermby6738/
Vernby6721/
Formbe6720/
Formbi6713/
Farnbi674/
Fornui671/
Fornwe671/
Formvy671/

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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
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  • 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 Fornby
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