Gurby Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gurby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Gurby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Gurby (11) may also be a first name.

Gurby Last Name Facts

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

Gurby occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Gurby? popularity and diffusion

Gurby is the 10,311,814th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 67 percent of Gurby are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia. Gurby is also the 3,487,849th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 11 people.

The surname Gurby is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 2 people, or 1 in 4,923,378. In Sweden Gurby is most prevalent in: Östergötland County, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Gurby exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Gurby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gurby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gurby surname declined 94 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gourby9180/
Gurbey9118/
Gurbay916/
Gurboy911/
Urby89250/
Gourboy8344/
Ghourby833/
Gurbych832/
Gourbey830/
Gorby802,463/
Gurba801,752/
Urbay801,620/
Gurbe80187/
Gurvy80179/
Gurbi80108/
Girby8021/
Urbey8017/
Aurby8017/
Eurby8014/
Hurby8011/
Urbys802/
Urboy802/
Uirby801/
Ourby801/
Urrby801/
Gurbí801/
Gürbey73842/
Gurbet73478/
Gorbey73304/
Gürbay73292/
Gurvyi73218/
Gurbai73154/
Gurvey73124/
Gorbay7369/
Gurber7334/
Gurbis7331/
Gurbaj7326/
Gourbi7322/
Gourba7321/
Gürboy7320/
Gurbiś7320/
Gourbe7319/
Gurvay7319/
Gurbić7315/
Girbay7313/
Gaurba7313/
Ghorby7310/
Hurbay734/
Gurway733/
Ghurbe732/
Urbays732/
Urbaya732/
Urbytė732/
Aurbey732/
Gurwey732/
Gorbiy732/
Gurbip731/
Hurbey731/
Gurbiz731/
Gurbaa731/
Gurbuj731/
Ourbay731/
Gurzba731/
Gurbee730/
Urbi672,333/
Urba671,466/
Urbe67629/
Hurbych67585/
Gurbisz67498/
Gurbich67366/
Orby6796/
Ghorbay6782/
Gourbet6732/
Ghourbi6730/
Gourber6711/
Gurbicz6711/
Gurbitz674/
Gurbiej674/
Gourway673/
Gurbhej673/
Hourboy672/
Gurbett671/
Gurbets671/
Gurbajt671/
Gurvaya671/
Ghurber671/
Ghourba671/
Gourbai671/
Urvy671/
Urbá671/
Gurwych671/
Gurbaľa671/
Gurboğa671/
Gheurbi671/

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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 Gurby
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