Sonderby Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sonderby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sonderby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1071:3,387,467192,132
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Sönderby (8) are calculated separately.

Sonderby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sonderby is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant: Sönderby. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sonderby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most commonly occurring last name internationally, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 70 percent of Sonderby live; 69 percent live in North America and 69 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Sonderby is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 107 people, or 1 in 3,387,467. In The United States Sonderby is primarily concentrated in: California, where 14 percent reside, Minnesota, where 11 percent reside and Illinois, where 9 percent reside. Barring The United States it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 5 percent reside and Denmark, where 4 percent reside.

Sonderby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Sonderby are 23.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 70% being registered with the political party.

Sonderby earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 48.46% more than the national average, earning $64,061 USD per year.

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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
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  • 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 Sonderby
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