Scourby Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Qatar

Scourby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Scourby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States471:7,711,892346,147
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Scourby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Scourby has its highest incidence in The United States. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Scourby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,718,172nd most common family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Scourby reside; 92 percent reside in North America and 92 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname Scourby is most frequently used in The United States, where it is borne by 47 people, or 1 in 7,711,892. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 40 percent live, Virginia, where 19 percent live and Nevada, where 9 percent live. Aside from The United States Scourby exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Costa Rica, where 4 percent live and Canada, where 2 percent live.

Scourby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Scourby surname are 15.73% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the party.

Scourby earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 38.62% more than the national average, earning $59,812 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scourbys9317/
Scorby9270/
Schurbey800/
Scarby77138/
Scurvy771/
Scorba771/
Scarbay71161/
Scuirba716/
Schorbe712/
Scarboy711/
Scorber711/
Scurvey711/
Scharbay67148/
Skorbych6782/
Scharboy674/
Scharbey670/

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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 Scourby
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