Rossby Surname

2,776,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 49 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Rossby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rossby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden201:492,33835,486
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Norway61:857,04855,549
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Rossby (29) may also be a first name.

Rossby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rossby occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Rossby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Rossby is the 2,776,799th most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 148,725,427 people. The surname Rossby is mostly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Rossby are found; 53 percent are found in Northern Europe and 53 percent are found in Scandinavia. Rossby is also the 1,951,561st most widely held first name worldwide, borne by 29 people.

The surname Rossby is most widely held in Sweden, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 492,338. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 75 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 10 percent are found. Outside of Sweden Rossby occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 39 percent are found and Norway, where 12 percent are found.

Rossby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Rossby surname are 16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 69.23% registered with the party.

The amount Rossby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 25.1% less than the national average, earning 259,227 kr per year and in United States they earn 40.85% more than the national average, earning $60,775 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rosby91407/
Roshby834/
Roxsby832/
Rousby831/
Roby8022,848/
Rossway7724/
Roosbey7711/
Rosboyd771/
Robey739,942/
Rouby734,138/
Roxby73892/
Rusby73730/
Robay73422/
Rooby73397/
Rosbi73101/
Rasby7396/
Rosba7358/
Resby7347/
Robhy7337/
Robiy7332/
Rhoby7327/
Rosbe7323/
Robyt7321/
Roboy7317/
Robyh7315/
Rotby7311/
Robys737/
Rösby736/
Robyi734/
Robuy732/
Rosvy731/
Royby731/
Roswy730/
Rohby730/
Rossbech711/
Rushby671,753/
Reesby67235/
Robaya67115/
Rosber6795/
Roubey6750/
Rasboy6718/
Robych6713/
Robysh6711/
Rutsby6711/
Radsby6710/
Robaay679/
Roshbi677/
Rashby677/
Rudsby676/
Roubay676/
Rosbie674/
Rosbeh673/
Robyhe673/
Roobey672/
Robiss672/
Hrobyi671/
Rusbey671/
Rossva671/
Roosba671/
Roosbi671/
Rassbi671/
Rosswi671/
Rosbai671/
Robauy671/
Rasbay671/
Rosway670/
Rasbey670/
Rooxby670/
Roxbey670/

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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 Rossby
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