Sixby Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belarus

Sixby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sixby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Sixby Last Name Facts

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

Sixby occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Sixby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sixby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Sixby reside; 95 percent reside in North America and 95 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This surname is most frequently used in The United States, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 19,076,786. In The United States Sixby is primarily concentrated in: California, where 42 percent reside, Arizona, where 16 percent reside and Arkansas, where 16 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Belarus, where 5 percent reside.

Sixby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sixby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sixby last name contracted 55 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sixby Last Name Statistics demography

Sixby earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.94% more than the national average, earning $47,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sixbey91178/
Sixboy911/
Sexby8026/
Sisby805/
Cixby801/
Sigsby73128/
Sixber7324/
Siesby733/
Sexboy731/
Shisby730/
Sitsby730/
Sichby730/
Sixbee730/
Sigsbey6763/
Shisbey6725/
Sisebuy671/
Sitchby671/
Shigsby670/
Sicksby670/

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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 Sixby
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