Northby Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Northby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Northby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
United States81:45,307,367917,113

Northby Last Name Facts

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

Northby occurs most in Australia. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Northby.

How Common Is The Last Name Northby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 72 percent of Northby are found; 72 percent are found in Australasia and 72 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Northby is most frequently used in Australia, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 1,285,510. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Victoria, where 71 percent are found, Queensland, where 24 percent are found and New South Wales, where 5 percent are found. Outside of Australia it is found in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent are found.

Northby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Northby surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Northby earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 36.27% less than the national average, earning $27,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Northbay932/
Northvay800/
Nertby7713/
Nartbay7130/
Northuis6791/
Northveth6317/
Northuitt631/
Northouer631/
Nortvedt5398/
Nortveit5312/
Nordtveit50402/
Nordtvedt50346/
Nordtvett501/

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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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  • 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 Northby
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