Rørbye Surname

2,436,415th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Rørbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rørbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark581:97,3239,225
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England11:55,718,059489,080

The alternate forms: Rrbye (1) are calculated separately.

Rørbye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Rørbye has its highest incidence in Denmark. It can also appear as a variant: Rrbye. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rørbye? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,436,415th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Rørbye reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 58 people, or 1 in 97,323. In Denmark it is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 48 percent reside, Central Denmark Region, where 24 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 16 percent reside. Barring Denmark Rørbye occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 5 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.

Rørbye Last Name Statistics demography

Rørbye earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 20.47% less than the national average, earning 275,239 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rrbye971/
Rørby9164/
Rorbye8338/
Hørbye8335/
Rbye80275/
Høhrbye7716/
Rörby7330/
Rørbo7322/
Røboe7310/
Rorby736/
Rørbu736/
Rirby733/
Hrbye731/
Rurby731/
Rarby730/
Rerby730/
Rirabe67386/
Rhorby679/
Rerebe676/
Rarbie673/
Raribe672/
Rarabe672/
Ruribe672/
Rwariboye671/
Rurabe671/
Raryeb671/
Rerbey670/

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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 Rørbye
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