Horby Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Australia

Horby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Horby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:2,321,58686,519
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Hörby (7) are calculated separately.

Horby (35) may also be a first name.

Horby Last Name Facts

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

Horby is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms: Hörby. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Horby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently used last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Horby are found; 39 percent are found in Northern Europe and 38 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,744,716th most widespread first name internationally, held by 35 people.

The surname is most commonly held in England, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England it is most frequent in: Cheshire, where 83 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and Merseyside, where 4 percent live. Aside from England this last name occurs in 14 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Horby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Horby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name fell 37 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 186 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Horby Last Name Statistics demography

Horby earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.56% more than the national average, earning $56,768 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hörby937/
Horbay91228/
Horbyi9174/
Horbey9135/
Horboy911/
Orby8996/
Horbych8320/
Chorbay835/
Horbysh834/
Khourby832/
Hourboy832/
Horbyts832/
Harby8013,080/
Orbay802,775/
Gorby802,463/
Horba80874/
Herby80406/
Horbe80176/
Orbey8064/
Orboy8052/
Jorby8040/
Orrby8023/
Hurby8011/
Ehrby8011/
Öhrby809/
Horbi804/
Ourby801/
Chorba732,172/
Horber731,339/
Herbay73609/
Charby73484/
Horbei73450/
Horvey73411/
Gorbey73304/
Horvay73231/
Horbai73198/
Chorbi73197/
Harbey73188/
Hoerbe7393/
Gourby7380/
Churby7377/
Chorbe7374/
Haarby7373/
Gorbay7369/
Horbez7352/
Harbay7349/
Herbey7346/
Hosrbi7343/
Khorbi7342/
Horbaj7329/
Horway7322/
Harbys7321/
Horbes7317/
Harboy7317/
Harbyt7315/
Hourbe7314/
Horbit7310/
Horvoy738/
Harrby737/
Hourbi737/
Herbyi736/
Harbyi736/
Kharby734/
Hurbay734/
Gorbiy732/
Herbuy732/
Horbee732/
Khorbe731/
Oerbey731/
Chorvy731/
Herhby731/
Hurbey731/
Hoorbi731/
Horbge731/
Horbid731/
Harbuy731/
Horbet731/
Hourba731/
Orbaya731/
Ourbay731/
Harbiy731/
Harbyd731/
Horboi731/
Orzbey730/
Horbed730/
Orbe6712,825/
Arby678,931/
Erby671,783/
Hurbych67585/
Orbi67551/
Urby67250/
Orba67246/
Harbych67238/
Chorbaa67233/
Charbuy67183/
Horbett6780/
Charbey6760/
Horbets6745/
Gourboy6744/
Kharbey6723/
Hoorbai6722/
Horvyts6719/
Horbeth6715/
Harbysh6714/
Charbay6710/
Hourbai6710/
Kharbay679/
Horberh679/
Chorbei678/
Orvy676/
Khurbay674/
Horbetz674/
Chhorvy673/
Horbich673/
Khorbai673/
Orbé672/
Chorwey671/
Horbitz671/
Harbiey671/
Horbais671/
Harbouy671/
Chorhbi671/
Churboy671/
Orwy671/
Horbuit671/
Harboys670/
Gourbey670/
Horbest670/

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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 Horby
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