Norby Surname

131,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,431 people bear this surname

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

Norby Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) North village.

Norby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,0311:119,58412,810
Denmark1481:38,1403,978
Norway1101:46,7486,702
Canada611:604,02649,778
Sweden191:518,25037,550
England131:4,286,005132,302
Russia91:16,013,673414,297
Northern Ireland81:230,63010,839
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Faroe Islands21:24,4991,578
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Guam11:160,1214,893
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
France11:66,422,722504,397
Fiji11:894,3914,568
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales41:392,10412,338
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1051:478,27334,042

The alternate forms: Nörby (20) are calculated separately.

Norby (7,089) may also be a first name.

Norby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) North village.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Norby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Norby (Russian: Норбы) is held by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Nörby. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Norby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 131,711th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 2,124,030 people. It is mostly found in The Americas, where 90 percent of Norby reside; 90 percent reside in North America and 90 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Norby is also the 76,935th most frequently occurring first name in the world. It is borne by 7,089 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,031 people, or 1 in 119,584. In The United States Norby is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 19 percent live, California, where 13 percent live and Washington, where 7 percent live. Barring The United States this last name is found in 29 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 4 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Norby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Norby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Norby surname grew 2,887 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 325 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Norby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Norby last name are 13.84% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60.61% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Norby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 1.27% more than the national average, earning 350,486 kr per year; in United States they earn 6.82% more than the national average, earning $46,092 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.21% less than the national average, earning $48,584 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nörby9320/
Norrby911,423/
Nourby9138/
Norbey9136/
Norbay9114/
Noerby917/
Noorby911/
Norbyy911/
Norbaya83204/
Noorbey8316/
Nourbay835/
Norboys832/
Norbe802,050/
Nerby80651/
Norba80331/
Narby80197/
Norbi80115/
Nurby8015/
Norvy801/
Norbè801/
Norwy800/
Noorbhay7716/
Noorbaya776/
Noorbhoy772/
Noorhbhy771/
Nourzbay771/
Nurbay735,828/
Narbay731,994/
Narbey73657/
Norway73492/
Norbet73232/
Norber73220/
Norbis73153/
Norbes7383/
Norbie7370/
Noorbi7348/
Norbit7343/
Noerbi7328/
Norvey7321/
Nourbi7321/
Nourba7320/
Noorbe7317/
Nurbey7315/
Norvay7312/
Norbei7310/
Norbaa7310/
Norwey737/
Nurboy735/
Noorba735/
Norbid735/
Norbed734/
Norbee733/
Narboy733/
Norbai733/
Norbih731/
Noruay731/
Noerbe731/
Norbio731/
Ngorbe731/
Nurbiy731/
Naerby730/
Norbayova711/
Nurbaya678,825/
Noorbet6734/
Norbits6727/
Norbitz6716/
Noorbee6715/
Norbais6714/
Norbech6713/
Norbett6712/
Norbitt6711/
Narbays679/
Norbeid673/
Norbait672/
Norbuis672/
Noorbhi672/
Noorbha671/
Ngarbey671/
Ngarbay671/
Narbaya671/
Nourbit671/
Norbish671/
Narbhay671/
Narbhiy671/
Nnoorbi671/
Norbhai671/
Noorbai671/
Noorbej671/
Norbest670/
Norbiss670/
Norrvey670/

Norby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Norby in the Russian language
Норбыnorby-

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