Shirby Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Qatar

Shirby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Qatar91:262,00030,726
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States201:2,510,934119,518

Shirby (92) may also be a first name.

Shirby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shirby has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Shirby is the 1,544,715th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 91 percent of Shirby are found; 91 percent are found in North Africa and 91 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Shirby is also the 992,070th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 92 people.

Shirby is most commonly occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Not including Egypt this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Qatar, where 7 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.

Shirby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Shirby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname decreased 95 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirbay92167/
Sirby917/
Shirbhay862/
Sherby831,202/
Chirby8339/
Shirbe836/
Shirba835/
Shirbi832/
Seirby831/
Sireby831/
Shirvy831/
Shurby831/
Sirbay831/
Shirbhaya801/
Shirbeh7790/
Schirba7761/
Scherby7752/
Shirbee7742/
Shirvey7729/
Sherbay7725/
Shairba776/
Sherbey776/
Shirway774/
Shirber773/
Schirbe772/
Shirbhe772/
Shirbai771/
Shirvay771/
Shearby770/
Sherboy770/
Serby73305/
Sirbe73196/
Sirba7383/
Surby7369/
Sirbi7369/
Cirby7318/
Sirvy7314/
Zirby731/
Schirber71218/
Scherbey7130/
Shirbish7125/
Scherbiy7118/
Shcherby714/
Shirvays712/
Shirbaha711/
Schurbey710/
Scherbay710/
Shirwa671,887/
Sherba671,347/
Searby67975/
Shcherbyi67809/
Sherbi67646/
Surbey67316/
Surbay67279/
Shurbi67192/
Serbiy67176/
Serbay67168/
Shirva67136/
Shirvi67123/
Sirbea6784/
Sierba6774/
Shcherbiy6765/
Sirbie6743/
Cherby6736/
Shyrba6734/
Shirve6731/
Sirvys6728/
Serbuy6727/
Serbyi6725/
Sirebe6721/
Shirui6720/
Serbey6717/
Syrbay6715/
Serrby6712/
Shyrbi679/
Shervy678/
Scirba677/
Syrboy676/
Sirvoy676/
Szirba675/
Shcherbey674/
Serbys674/
Chirbi673/
Siervy672/
Sherbhaya672/
Sirbai672/
Shirue672/
Cirbey671/
Surboy671/
Şirbay671/
Sirbić671/
Sirvay671/
Sirbet671/
Sierbe670/
Sirber670/
Sherbe670/
Schirbitz670/

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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 Shirby
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