Horgby Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Horgby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Horgby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden341:289,61020,124
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Horgby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Horgby is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Horgby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Horgby? popularity and diffusion

Horgby is the 3,323,005th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 208,215,598 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Horgby are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Horgby is most numerous in Sweden, where it is held by 34 people, or 1 in 289,610. In Sweden Horgby is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 35 percent live, Östergötland County, where 32 percent live and Stockholm County, where 15 percent live. Besides Sweden Horgby occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hargby839/
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Gorgby831/
Gorgbay7712/
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Orgbe7373/
Hourguey715/
Horgue67172/
Orgber67115/
Hurgba679/
Orgbai678/
Orgbio674/
Horgui671/
Gorgbe671/
Horgwa671/
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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 Horgby
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