Karby Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Karby Surname Definition:

A corruption of Kirby.

Karby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:4,264,223227,504
England341:1,638,76668,634
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States181:2,789,927129,797

Karby (40) may also be a first name.

Karby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Kirby.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Karby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Karby (Arabic: كربي, Russian: Карбы) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Karby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,369,340th most prevalent family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Karby live; 58 percent live in North America and 58 percent live in Anglo-North America. Karby is also the 1,614,485th most common first name world-wide It is held by 40 people.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 4,264,223. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 20 percent reside, North Carolina, where 16 percent reside and Michigan, where 12 percent reside. Besides The United States this surname exists in 10 countries. It is also common in England, where 21 percent reside and Denmark, where 9 percent reside.

Karby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Karby surname rose 472 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 142 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Karby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the surname is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Karby last name are 23.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 70% being registered with the party.

The amount Karby earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 14.36% less than the national average, earning 296,382 kr per year and in United States they earn 16.23% less than the national average, earning $36,148 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kearby91637/
Karbay91126/
Kaarby91106/
Karboy914/
Kharby914/
Karbey913/
Kairby912/
Karbuy912/
Kaerby911/
Kearbey83588/
Karbaya8351/
Kharbey8323/
Kharbay839/
Karboys832/
Kearbay831/
Kaarbay831/
Karbych831/
Karbeyz831/
Kerby807,490/
Carby801,942/
Karba801,861/
Karbe801,544/
Karbi80798/
Korby80608/
Körby8012/
Karbé8010/
Kharbyst7716/
Khairbay774/
Kharbe731,872/
Karbaj731,831/
Carbay73386/
Karbeh73297/
Kerbay73291/
Kerbey73252/
Kharbi73241/
Carboy73210/
Karbaa73142/
Korbay73136/
Karbai73128/
Kahrba73122/
Korbey73102/
Karbee7370/
Kharba7356/
Keirby7336/
Karbui7330/
Korboy7327/
Karbeş7322/
Korbyt7319/
Karbić7317/
Carrby7315/
Karboj7312/
Korbys7311/
Carbey7310/
Karbič7310/
Karbij739/
Kärrby739/
Karbie737/
Karbio737/
Karbea736/
Kharvy735/
Korbiy734/
Karbha734/
Quarby734/
Karboi733/
Kaarbi733/
Carbys732/
Karbei732/
Korbyi732/
Kaurbi731/
Keerby731/
Kaerbi731/
Qarbey731/
Caurby731/
Ckerby731/
Karhbi731/
Karboa731/
Qarbay731/
Kerrby730/
Kerboy730/
Cearby730/
Korbuy730/
Kharbuj67643/
Karbaia67128/
Karboğa67102/
Karbouj6778/
Korbych6748/
Kharbai6739/
Karbieh6728/
Kharbeh6724/
Kairbai6721/
Kharbih6721/
Kaarbøe678/
Korbycz675/
Korbysh674/
Kairebi674/
Kahrbaa674/
Khairbi673/
Karbhoi672/
Khourby672/
Kearvey671/
Kairbhi671/
Kharbha671/
Khairba671/
Korby's671/
Karbiea671/
Karbhis671/
Kharbaj671/
Kharbes671/
Kharbet671/
Karbeet671/
Karbitz671/
Karbuğa671/
Karbooj671/
Karrber671/
Kaerbaj671/
Koerbey670/

Karby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Karby in the Russian language
Карбыkarby-
Karby in the Arabic language
كربيkrby-

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