Rodby Surname

1,691,963rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Rodby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rodby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1121:3,236,240185,654
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212

The alternate forms: Rödby (7) are calculated separately.

Rodby (11) may also be a first name.

Rodby Last Name Facts

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

Rodby occurs most in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant: Rödby. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rodby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,691,963rd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 62,823,672 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Rodby are found; 80 percent are found in North America and 80 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rodby is also the 3,487,849th most frequently held first name globally, held by 11 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 3,236,240. In The United States Rodby is most prevalent in: Florida, where 17 percent are found, Hawaii, where 17 percent are found and Minnesota, where 14 percent are found. Other than The United States this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 2 percent are found.

Rodby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Rodby surname are 11.63% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 64.86% registered to vote for the political party.

Rodby earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.49% more than the national average, earning $45,948 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rödby937/
Rodbey914/
Rodbay912/
Roedby911/
Roodbay831/
Rudby8027/
Radby808/
Rodbe803/
Redby802/
Rodway732,895/
Radboy73378/
Rodber7396/
Redboy7323/
Roduey731/
Rodbet730/
Rodhuay671/
Roudbai671/
Redbuoy671/
Roudbeh671/
Rhodway670/
Roudway670/

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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 Rodby
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