Gorby Surname

174,262nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,463 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Gorby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gorby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,2231:163,04916,593
Ireland1041:45,2783,395
Indonesia611:2,168,020133,281
Canada391:944,75971,777
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
France21:33,211,361423,184
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Guam11:160,1214,893
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
England11:55,718,059489,080
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland181:246,10410,726
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England161:1,523,46151,234
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2901:173,16815,571

Gorby (198) may also be a first name.

Gorby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Gorby occurs most in The United States. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gorby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 174,262nd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,958,809 people. The surname Gorby is predominantly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Gorby reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Gorby is also the 644,447th most frequently occurring first name internationally. It is borne by 198 people.

The last name Gorby is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 2,223 people, or 1 in 163,049. In The United States Gorby is most numerous in: Ohio, where 29 percent are found, West Virginia, where 10 percent are found and Pennsylvania, where 8 percent are found. Beside The United States it is found in 21 countries. It is also found in Ireland, where 4 percent are found and Indonesia, where 2 percent are found.

Gorby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Gorby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gorby surname expanded 767 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 578 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it declined 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Gorby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (78%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Gorby last name are 19.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66% being registered with the party.

The amount Gorby earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.78% less than the national average, earning $38,929 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.3% more than the national average, earning $53,806 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gorbey91304/
Gourby9180/
Gorbay9169/
Ghorby9110/
Gorbiy912/
Orby8996/
Ghorbay8382/
Gourboy8344/
Gorbych835/
Ghourby833/
Gorbysh831/
Gourbey830/
Orbay802,775/
Gorba80989/
Garby80873/
Gorbe80589/
Gerby80253/
Gorbi80174/
Horby8066/
Orbey8064/
Orboy8052/
Gorvy8036/
Orrby8023/
Gurby803/
Ourby801/
Gorbé801/
Gorbea732,086/
Garbay731,731/
Garbey731,597/
Gürbey73842/
Gorbet73571/
Gharby73501/
Gürbay73292/
Horbay73228/
Gorbei73176/
Gorbai73101/
Gerbey7397/
Gorbij7391/
Horbyi7374/
Gorber7366/
Gorbis7354/
Ghorbi7344/
Gerbay7344/
Horbey7335/
Gorbiz7327/
Gorbeh7322/
Gourbi7322/
Gourba7321/
Ghorba7321/
Gürboy7320/
Gourbe7319/
Gurbey7318/
Gorboi7317/
Gorbói7315/
Gorbee7314/
Gerrby7312/
Gorway738/
Gorvoy738/
Gurbay736/
Gorbej735/
Gorbie734/
Gorvey733/
Gorbhi733/
Garbys733/
Ggorbi733/
Goerbe732/
Gorbes732/
Gorbit731/
Horboy731/
Gerbiy731/
Gorbez731/
Ngorbe731/
Gurboy731/
Orbaya731/
Ourbay731/
Garboy731/
Gorbaa731/
Ghorbe731/
Garbuy731/
Orzbey730/
Gorwey730/
Gorbayova713/
Gorbuyova711/
Orbe6712,825/
Arby678,931/
Orbi67551/
Gorbett67506/
Orba67246/
Garbaya6797/
Gorbich6766/
Gerbehy6744/
Gourbet6732/
Ghourbi6730/
Ghorbee6720/
Horbych6720/
Gorbets6714/
Gourber6711/
Orvy676/
Gorbech675/
Horbysh674/
Gourway673/
Garbysh673/
Gurbych672/
Gorbitt672/
Garrbay672/
Garbysz672/
Hourboy672/
Orbé672/
Horbyts672/
Garbych671/
Ghourba671/
Gourbai671/
Gorbeet671/
Gharbay671/
Ngarbay671/
Ngarbey671/
Garbycz671/
Garbays671/
Gatrbey671/
Gorbish671/
Gorbois671/
Ghorbai671/
Ghorber671/
Ghorbij671/
Ghorvyi671/

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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 Gorby
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