Rby Surname

697,244th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 423 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Rby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
India101:76,706,538639,611
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Thailand31:23,546,115908,588
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Rby (50) may also be a first name.

Rby Last Name Facts

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

Rby is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 697,244th most prevalent surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 17,228,241 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Rby reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,412,538th most frequently used forename internationally, borne by 50 people.

Rby is most widely held in Egypt, where it is held by 397 people, or 1 in 231,576. Outside of Egypt Rby occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 2 percent are found and South Africa, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Råby8615/
Årby8612/
Ørby8611/
Rbay868/
Rbyz862/
Hrby862/
Rbhy861/
Rrby861/
Rboy861/
Rbey861/
Hørby7576/
Rørby7564/
Åhrby7511/
Rbhay754/
Rbaya752/
Rhbyy751/
Hårby751/
Rba67491/
Rbi6769/
Rbhaya6723/
Rbe6720/
Rwy679/
Rbj679/
Rvy676/
Hrbych676/

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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 Rby
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