Sandby Surname

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

Approximately 62 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sandby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sandby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway401:128,55716,659
Denmark171:332,04223,714
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Sandby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sandby is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sandby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sandby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sandby is the 2,436,415th most frequent family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. The last name Sandby is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Sandby live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 92 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Sandby is most prevalent in Norway, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 128,557. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 88 percent live, Northern Norway, where 8 percent live and Southern Norway, where 5 percent live. Excluding Norway Sandby exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 27 percent live and The United States, where 8 percent live.

Sandby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Sandby earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 1.5% more than the national average, earning 351,286 kr per year and in United States they earn 45.83% less than the national average, earning $23,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saundby927/
Shandby920/
Sandbe831/
Sondby831/
Sanduay77596/
Sandway7720/
Sandber774/
Sandvay771/
Sandbed771/
Sandbech7130/
Sandbeer711/
Sandways711/
Sandwe671,784/
Sandve67620/
Sandui67524/
Sandwa6725/
Sandvi6714/
Sandue679/
Sandwi674/
Sandva672/

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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 Sandby
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