Nörby Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nörby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Nörby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden181:547,04239,827
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155

The alternate forms: Norby (3,431) are calculated separately.

Nörby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Nörby is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also appear as: Norby. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Nörby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nörby is the 4,427,875th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Nörby are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 95 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 18 people, or 1 in 547,042. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Östergötland County, where 44 percent live, Stockholm County, where 39 percent live and Halland County, where 6 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Czechia, where 5 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norby933,431/
Nerby80651/
Narby80197/
Narbay731,994/
Norrby731,423/
Narbey73657/
Norbey7336/
Norbay7314/
Noerby737/
Nörber735/
Narboy733/
Norbyy731/
Naerby730/
Narbhay671/
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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
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  • 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 Nörby
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