Olby Surname

956,400th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 273 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Sweden

Olby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Olby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England841:663,31038,317
United States781:4,646,909242,363
Sweden741:133,0649,401
Jordan241:368,43511,926
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England291:840,53036,623
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Olby (39) may also be a first name.

Olby Last Name Facts

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

Olby occurs in England more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Olby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 956,400th most commonly occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Olby are found; 58 percent are found in Northern Europe and 31 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 1,637,361st most frequent first name world-wide. It is borne by 39 people.

The last name Olby is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 84 people, or 1 in 663,310. In England Olby is most numerous in: Norfolk, where 27 percent are found, Greater London, where 15 percent are found and Suffolk, where 11 percent are found. Apart from England this last name exists in 11 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Sweden, where 27 percent are found.

Olby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Olby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 290 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it grew 411 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Olby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Olby surname are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered to vote for the party.

Olby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.5% less than the national average, earning $35,600 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Golby891,940/
Holby89832/
Olbey8945/
Oslby891/
Olbay891/
Olbys891/
Olbyś891/
Oulby890/
Golbey80494/
Goulby80121/
Golboy8085/
Holbay8073/
Golbay8068/
Houlby8039/
Holboy8012/
Hollby805/
Olbych804/
Goolby803/
Gollby802/
Holbey801/
Hoolby801/
Oelbey801/
Alby755,158/
Elby752,298/
Olba75375/
Olwy75278/
Olbe75236/
Olbi75174/
Olvy7511/
Olbé753/
Ulby750/
Otelbay7325/
Houlbay7324/
Houlbey7324/
Goilboy733/
O'Gilby731/
Hoselby731/
Goollby731/
O'Selby731/
Goulbey731/
O'Gliby730/
Hollboy730/
Albay6711,873/
Elbay672,195/
Elbey671,964/
Olbes671,519/
Holba671,209/
Golbe671,009/
Olvey67641/
Halby67598/
Olbis67395/
Alboy67366/
Galby67345/
Holbe67300/
Olber67294/
Albey67230/
Elbhy67214/
Helby6781/
Ahlby6779/
Aulby6770/
Golvy6767/
Golbi6758/
Albyt6746/
Olbez6744/
Oulbi6732/
Holbi6722/
Olway6721/
Oelbe6717/
Ölbey6716/
Albyo6715/
Ellby6713/
Gulby6711/
Olbeh6711/
Houlbaya6710/
Aalby679/
Olbei678/
Olbés677/
Albys676/
Hulby675/
Holvy675/
Albuy675/
Oulba675/
Oulbe675/
Elboy674/
Holwy673/
Olbai673/
Olbet673/
Olbée673/
Olbea673/
Ülbay673/
Allby672/
Aslby672/
Olbie672/
Ullby672/
Ohlbe671/
Ulbay671/
Olhbe671/
Albhy671/
Goolbhay671/
Holbé671/
Olwiy671/
Olbit671/
Olbiz671/
Golbé671/
Albyh671/
Oslbe671/
Ollbi671/
Ollbj671/
Oelbi671/
Elbuy671/
O'Gilbey670/
Olbee670/
Aelby670/
Alhby670/

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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 Olby
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