Sorbye Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Sorbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sorbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Norway61:857,04855,549
England31:18,572,686338,250
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408

The alternate forms: Sörbye (23) are calculated separately.

Sorbye Last Name Facts

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

Sorbye is most common in The United States. It can be rendered as a variant: Sörbye. Click here for other potential spellings of Sorbye.

How Common Is The Last Name Sorbye? popularity and diffusion

Sorbye is the 3,957,383rd most commonly held family name internationally, held by around 1 in 291,501,837 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 60 percent of Sorbye reside; 56 percent reside in North America and 56 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Sorbye is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 14 people, or 1 in 25,889,924. In The United States it is most common in: California, where 36 percent are found, Arizona, where 29 percent are found and Florida, where 21 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States it exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 24 percent are found and England, where 12 percent are found.

Sorbye Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sorbye surname are 10.37% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.14% registered with the political party.

Sorbye earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning $31,281 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sörbye9423/
Sorboye921/
Sorbie83586/
Sorbey8326/
Sorboe8326/
Sorbee833/
Sorbay832/
Sorbue831/
Sorbei830/
Sorbier77770/
Sourbie7721/
Sorboeh776/
Sorbies773/
Sourbey772/
Shorbee772/
Shorbje771/
Soorbay771/
Shorbey771/
Sorbiyo771/
Sorbaya771/
Sourbei771/
Sharbye771/
Sourbier71354/
Sourbies718/
Sharbyet715/
Shorbajy712/
Shorbaje711/
Sarhbaye711/
Sourbaie711/
Sarbei67288/
Zorbay67254/
Sarbay67246/
Sarbey67132/
Sorboi6735/
Sarbie6733/
Zorbey6726/
Sorbaj6723/
Serbie6721/
Sarboe677/
Sarboy676/
Sarbae675/
Surbhaiye674/
Corbée673/
Sarbej673/
Sorbai673/
Serbée672/
Sarbea672/
Corbèe672/
Survye672/
Surbhayye672/
Sarbuy671/
Sarbue671/
Shourbeji671/
Shourbaje671/
Corbeé671/
Sărbei671/
Sârbie671/
Sorbié671/
Sorvay671/
Zorbge671/
Sharbiyeh671/

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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 Sorbye
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