Norbye Surname

1,140,742nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 211 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Norbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Norbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1341:38,3755,438
Denmark471:120,10011,018
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Norbye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Norbye is found most frequently in Norway. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Norbye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Norbye is the 1,140,742nd most commonly used last name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 34,538,132 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Norbye are found; 87 percent are found in Northern Europe and 87 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Norbye is most frequently used in Norway, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 38,375. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Northern Norway, where 46 percent live, Eastern Norway, where 40 percent live and Central Norway, where 7 percent live. Apart from Norway Norbye occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 22 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Norbye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Norbye last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Norbye earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 32.01% more than the national average, earning 456,859 kr per year and in United States they earn 14.67% less than the national average, earning $36,819 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norbie8370/
Norboe8355/
Norbey8336/
Nerbye8323/
Norbay8314/
Norbei8310/
Norbee833/
Noorbayeh801/
Norbaya77204/
Norbjer7731/
Neerbye7723/
Noorbey7716/
Noorbee7715/
Narbaye779/
Nourbay775/
Norbeid773/
Norboys772/
Norveye771/
Norbier771/
Norbeja771/
Noorbej771/
Norbayu771/
Ngarbaye711,160/
Norbayah71242/
Noorbhay7116/
Ngarbeye719/
Noorbaya716/
Noorbiya713/
Narbayes713/
Noorbhoy712/
Ngoorbee711/
Norbayat711/
Nourzbay711/
Narbay671,994/
Narbey67657/
Norwie6736/
Norvey6721/
Norvay6712/
Narbae6711/
Narboe6711/
Norbaa6710/
Narbie677/
Narbei674/
Norbau673/
Narboy673/
Norbai673/
Norbahyah672/
Norvea671/
Noorbayaa671/
Norbayova671/
Norvie671/
Norvei671/
Nerbie670/

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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 Norbye
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