Froby Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Froby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Froby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden281:351,67024,678
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Froby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Froby occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Froby? popularity and diffusion

Froby is the 3,185,033rd most numerous family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Froby live; 76 percent live in Northern Europe and 76 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most common in Sweden, where it is held by 28 people, or 1 in 351,670. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 93 percent live, Östergötland County, where 4 percent live and Uppsala County, where 4 percent live. Without taking into account Sweden this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Froby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Froby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Froby surname fell 27 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Froby Last Name Statistics demography

Froby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 19.54% less than the national average, earning $34,719 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Frobey9126/
Frosby910/
Froebey830/
Freby80383/
Frobe80120/
Froba8021/
Fréby803/
Fraby800/
Freeby73472/
Froebe73343/
Frobes73215/
Frober7320/
Frouba739/
Fraaby736/
Frabey735/
Vrobey732/
Frobis732/
Frobge731/
Vrobyi731/
Frobet730/
Frobie730/
Frohbe730/
Frobish67197/
Freeboy6735/
Freebuy671/
Froebee670/
Fraubey670/
Frobich670/

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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 Froby
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