Rolby Surname

4,034,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Rolby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rolby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:15,759,084542,937
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Rolby (29) may also be a first name.

Rolby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rolby has its highest incidence in The United States. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Rolby? popularity and diffusion

Rolby is the 4,034,050th most commonly held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 303,647,746 people. The last name Rolby is primarily found in The Americas, where 75 percent of Rolby are found; 75 percent are found in North America and 75 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Rolby is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring first name world-wide, borne by 29 people.

The surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 23 people, or 1 in 15,759,084. In The United States it is most numerous in: Missouri, where 74 percent reside and Washington, where 4 percent reside. Beside The United States it is found in one country. It is also common in Papua New Guinea, where 4 percent reside.

Rolby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rolby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Rolby surname rose 575 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Rolby Last Name Statistics demography

Rolby earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 40.21% more than the national average, earning $60,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rollby9112/
Rollbey831/
Ralby8050/
Rolbe802/
Rolba801/
Rolbes7325/
Rrolba739/
Rollbe731/
Rolber731/
Rotlevy67228/
Roulbet6715/
Rosilbi6712/
Rolbits670/

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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 Rolby
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