Harnby Surname

2,091,648th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 81 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Israel

Harnby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Harnby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England451:1,238,17956,985
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Härnby (3) are calculated separately.

Harnby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Harnby is borne by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Härnby. For other possible spellings of Harnby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harnby? popularity and diffusion

Harnby is the 2,091,648th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 89,969,703 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Harnby live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 56 percent live in British Isles.

The last name Harnby is most commonly used in England, where it is held by 45 people, or 1 in 1,238,179. In England Harnby is primarily concentrated in: North Yorkshire, where 22 percent are found, Tyne and Wear, where 20 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 20 percent are found. Besides England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 15 percent are found and The United States, where 14 percent are found.

Harnby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Harnby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 346 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 31 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Harnby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Harnby are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Harnby earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Härnby943/
Harnbay920/
Hearnby920/
Arnby9136/
Hornby839,249/
Harmby8314/
Hörnby834/
Garnby832/
Hernby830/
Arynbay7773/
Ahrenby7714/
Arinbay779/
Härenby772/
Hornbys771/
Hornbey771/
Jhornby771/
Chornby771/
Harimby771/
Hernboy770/
Hornbuy770/
Hornbay770/
Ernby7315/
Ornby739/
Armby730/
Arginbay7111/
Jhorenby715/
Charnbeh711/
Haurrnba710/
Ehrenbey710/
Ehrenbuy710/
Arimby6719/
Hormby6714/
Armboy678/
Arnber676/
Ajrnbi671/
Jornby671/
Hornvy671/
Harnwa671/
Örnbey671/
Harmba671/
Harmbe671/
Arinbi671/
Hornbe671/
Ornbey670/
Garmby670/
Harenbess670/
Hermby670/
Orenby670/

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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
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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 Harnby
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