Korby Surname

531,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 608 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Korby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Korby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5521:656,62952,580
Canada351:1,052,73178,176
England71:7,959,723202,100
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

The alternate forms: Körby (12) are calculated separately.

Korby (326) may also be a first name.

Korby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Korby is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Körby. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Korby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Korby is the 531,574th most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 11,986,095 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 81 percent of Korby live; 81 percent live in North America and 81 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 485,722nd most numerous given name on earth, held by 326 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 552 people, or 1 in 656,629. In The United States it is most frequent in: Minnesota, where 23 percent live, California, where 7 percent live and Colorado, where 7 percent live. Apart from The United States it exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 6 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Korby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Korby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Korby last name expanded 2,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Korby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Korby are 2.88% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 50.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Korby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.24% more than the national average, earning $48,864 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.79% more than the national average, earning $52,562 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Körby9312/
Korbay91136/
Korbey91102/
Korboy9127/
Korbyt9119/
Korbys9111/
Korbiy914/
Korbyi912/
Korbuy910/
Korbych8348/
Korbycz835/
Korbysh834/
Khourby832/
Korby's831/
Koerbey830/
Corby808,077/
Kerby807,490/
Korba805,088/
Korbi801,272/
Korbe80546/
Karby80161/
Kurby8088/
Corboy731,161/
Korboi731,118/
Corbey73656/
Korbee73503/
Korbaa73340/
Kerbay73291/
Kerbey73252/
Courby73237/
Kourbe73144/
Kourbi73144/
Kurbay73130/
Karbay73126/
Korbeľ73110/
Kaarby73106/
Kourba73104/
Corbay7374/
Korbai7368/
Korbić7348/
Khorbi7342/
Korbaj7342/
Korbie7323/
Korbeh7316/
Kurbey7315/
Korbiś7314/
Korbič7311/
Korbei739/
Corbys739/
Kärrby739/
Kotrbe736/
Korbha735/
Karboy734/
Kharby734/
Koerbe733/
Corzby733/
Karbey733/
Karbuy732/
Khorba732/
Koorba732/
Keerby731/
Kaerby731/
Khorbe731/
Kutrby731/
Corbiy731/
Ckerby731/
Koerbi731/
Korbij731/
Korboa731/
Qorbay731/
Corbuy731/
Kerrby730/
Kerboy730/
Korbayova711/
Korbayová711/
Korbieh67290/
Courbey67192/
Korbitz67110/
Korbich6792/
Karbaya6751/
Khorbaa6746/
Korbicz6735/
Kharbey6723/
Korbits6717/
Korbeľa6715/
Korbish6710/
Coirbay6710/
Kourbeh679/
Kharbay679/
Kourbaj678/
Corbiey677/
Kourbit675/
Khurbay674/
Courbay673/
Khorbai673/
Korberh673/
Karboys672/
Korbets671/
Kaarbay671/
Karbych671/
Korbuit671/
Kurbysh671/
Kourbie671/
Kourbaa671/
Khourba671/
Karbeyz671/
Kourbei671/
Kurbaya671/
Korrber670/
Koorber670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Korby
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