Fourby Surname

2,661,929th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Fourby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Fourby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States461:7,879,542351,394
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Fourby Last Name Facts

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

Fourby occurs most in The United States. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Fourby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Fourby is the 2,661,929th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname Fourby is primarily found in The Americas, where 87 percent of Fourby reside; 87 percent reside in North America and 87 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Fourby is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 7,879,542. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: California, where 74 percent reside and New York, where 26 percent reside. Barring The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 11 percent reside and Guam, where 2 percent reside.

Fourby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Fourby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Fourby last name expanded 1,150 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Fourby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Fourby surname are 0.62% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.85% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Fourby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 53.04% more than the national average, earning R 363,684 per year and in United States they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $42,670 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Fourbay921/
Furby911,352/
Forby91399/
Forbay83504/
Faurby83283/
Furbay83184/
Forbey83178/
Furbey8383/
Fourbe8325/
Forbys834/
Fourbé832/
Forboy832/
Fourba832/
Forbiy831/
Furboy830/
Fauerby77178/
Fourbet7767/
Fourway779/
Fourbes771/
Forbyth771/
Forba73727/
Forbi73502/
Farby7386/
Forbe7383/
Furba7365/
Furvy737/
Furbi734/
Furbe733/
Forvy732/
Forwy731/
Forbé731/
Forbes67111,630/
Forbis672,851/
Furber672,814/
Furbee671,095/
Forber67646/
Fearby67276/
Voorby67200/
Forbai6780/
Forway6773/
Farbey6764/
Forbeh6742/
Forbit6741/
Farbyi6720/
Forbez6716/
Fourwa6715/
Forbie6710/
Forbet679/
Vorbey678/
Farbay677/
Forbih676/
Forbid675/
Forbed674/
Furway671/
Forwey671/
Furbes671/
Forbui671/
Fairby671/
Foruay671/
Fourue671/
Forbés671/
Forbee670/
Phurby670/
Furbis670/
Phorby670/
Furbet670/
Furbie670/
Farboy670/
Furvey670/

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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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  • 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 Fourby
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