Nordby Surname

86,346th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,580 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Nordby Surname Definition:

(Norwegian) North village.

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Nordby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway2,8761:1,788147
United States2,1671:167,26316,959
Denmark2641:21,3812,154
Canada1501:245,63723,369
Sweden821:120,0828,566
England111:5,065,278148,650
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
France11:66,422,722504,397
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Nordby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Norwegian) North village.

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

User-submitted Reference

This name means 'north' (nord) 'town' (by or bo).

- nordski

Nordby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nordby occurs most in Norway. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 86,346th most commonly occurring surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 1,306,012 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 58 percent of Nordby reside; 58 percent reside in Northern Europe and 58 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Norway, where it is borne by 2,876 people, or 1 in 1,788. In Norway Nordby is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 88 percent live, Northern Norway, where 4 percent live and Western Norway, where 4 percent live. Apart from Norway it is found in 24 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Nordby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nordby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Nordby last name rose 6,772 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 550 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nordby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nordby last name are 4.97% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 51.74% being registered with the party.

The amount Nordby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.13% more than the national average, earning 353,437 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.54% more than the national average, earning $46,835 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.19% more than the national average, earning $50,272 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nordbøe7749/
Nordway778/
Nordber772/
Nordbech715/
Nordbåge713/
Nordbøge711/
Nordbets711/
Nordvi6759/
Nordve6728/
Nordue675/
Noordbhai671/
Nordvie6227/
Nordved6216/
Nordues622/
Nortway620/
Northway572,170/
Nordhues57511/
Nordwich5744/
Nordvedt5740/
Nordvist572/
Nordhves571/
Norduist571/
Norhdues571/
Norhtway571/
Noordwes571/
Nordhuis570/
Noordhuis53782/
Noordwest537/
Nordtuedt531/
Norrdhuis530/
Nortui5015/
Nortue503/
Nortthwayj501/
Nardui501/
D'Nordhues501/

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