Osby Surname

212,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,937 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Palestine

Osby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,8451:196,45519,363
Palestine771:59,0765,556
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
England11:55,718,059489,080
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States791:635,68042,122

The alternate forms: Ösby (4) are calculated separately.

Osby (232) may also be a first name.

Osby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Osby is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Ösby. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Osby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 212,611th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 3,762,285 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 95 percent of Osby live; 95 percent live in North America and 95 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 588,797th most commonly used first name globally, held by 232 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is borne by 1,845 people, or 1 in 196,455. In The United States it is most numerous in: Texas, where 17 percent are found, California, where 12 percent are found and Missouri, where 11 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 4 percent are found and Sweden, where 0 percent are found.

Osby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Osby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Osby surname grew 2,335 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 83 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Osby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Osby surname are 0.52999999999999% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.7% registered with the political party.

Osby earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.76% less than the national average, earning $35,917 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ösby924/
Ousby89425/
Gosby89292/
Osbey89275/
Hosby8952/
Otsby895/
Oesby894/
Odsby892/
Ozsby891/
Osbay891/
Oby86871/
Goosby801,388/
Housby80293/
Gousby80117/
Ousbey8032/
Hosbey809/
Gosbey802/
Oshbay801/
Hotsby800/
Obey755,696/
Hoby754,780/
Obay751,665/
Goby751,528/
Asby75781/
Oxby75770/
Oboy75724/
Obyć7533/
Esby7529/
Obyt7522/
Osbi7515/
Obiy7511/
Osba759/
Obuy758/
Obyd758/
Usby757/
Obyi755/
Otby755/
Osbe753/
Ouby753/
Osvy752/
Obys752/
Obyo752/
Oiby751/
Ojby751/
Ooby751/
Ohby751/
Housbey7348/
Houshby7315/
Goosbey736/
Gossbey730/
Hoshbuy730/
Goossby730/
Ashby6743,087/
Husby673,370/
Obaya673,109/
Gobay671,823/
Gobey671,371/
Hasby671,362/
Gouby671,146/
Goboy67973/
Ausby67613/
Hesby67494/
Gooby67309/
Oshba67307/
Hoiby67217/
Assby67143/
Asbay67111/
Gasby67104/
Aasby67101/
Oyboy6789/
Houby6782/
Hoxby6776/
O'Boy6776/
Oubyi6776/
Esbay6772/
Hobey6761/
Osvay6755/
Obeyd6752/
Asbey6746/
Gusby6746/
Oubey6743/
Obeyh6740/
O'Bey6738/
Usbay6731/
Obycz6730/
Osber6728/
Hosbi6727/
Osbie6726/
Obytz6724/
Osway6724/
Hoboy6722/
Esbey6720/
Obayd6718/
Oubay6717/
Oisba6716/
Gosbi6716/
Hobay6714/
Ösbay678/
Ahsby677/
Essby677/
Asbhy676/
Hojby676/
Oysba675/
Obiey674/
Obhyo674/
Obhay674/
Ousba673/
Oshbe673/
Gosvy672/
Hoyby672/
Ousbi672/
Obydz672/
Hobiy672/
Obahy671/
Obaiy671/
Obuoy671/
Osvey671/
Otbey671/
Ouboy671/
Osbui671/
Gobiy671/
Gobyi671/
Asbuy671/
Osbee671/
Hooby671/
Obehy671/
Oobyi671/
Oswyo671/
Oubiy671/
Oubyo671/
Oswoy671/
Osbea671/
Obhey671/
Obysz671/
Obych671/
Gosbe671/
Gobyo671/
Obeey671/
Ohsbe671/
Oubuy671/
Osvuy671/
Osbet671/
Ohboy671/
Atsby671/
O'Bay670/
Oboyd670/
Hotby670/
Eshby670/
Oybey670/

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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 Osby
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