Omsby Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Omsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Omsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Australia61:4,499,284146,780
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:1,569,33483,036

Omsby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Omsby is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Omsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 65 percent of Omsby are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 70 percent are found, Arizona, where 10 percent are found and Massachusetts, where 10 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 35 percent are found and Canada, where 6 percent are found.

Omsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Omsby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Omsby surname fell 69 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Omsby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

Omsby earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 64.04% less than the national average, earning $15,518 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Homsby9116/
Omsbey911/
Osmsby910/
Oomsby910/
Oemsby910/
Onsby8046/
Emsby807/
Amsby804/
Gamsby73399/
Honsby7311/
Gumsby731/
Amsbuy731/
Hamsby731/
Onsbey731/
Omsbee731/
Hemsby731/
Oinsby730/
Onnsby730/
Gonsby730/
Aumsby730/
Gamsbey672/
Hounsby671/
Homsuay671/
Osensby671/
Honsbuy670/
Oemsbee670/
Hoonsby670/
Honsbey670/

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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 Omsby
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