Sparby Surname

434,504th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 791 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Sparby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sparby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4221:858,90765,342
Norway3041:16,9152,078
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Denmark121:470,39330,183
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sparby Last Name Facts

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

Sparby is found most frequently in The United States. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sparby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sparby is the 434,504th most commonly used surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 9,213,080 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 52 percent of Sparby reside; 52 percent reside in North America and 52 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Sparby is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 422 people, or 1 in 858,907. In The United States Sparby is primarily found in: Minnesota, where 39 percent reside, Wisconsin, where 16 percent reside and Florida, where 7 percent reside. Excluding The United States Sparby is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 38 percent reside and Sweden, where 6 percent reside.

Sparby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sparby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sparby last name increased 4,689 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sparby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sparby last name are 4.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Sparby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 13.67% less than the national average, earning 298,771 kr per year and in United States they earn 0.41% more than the national average, earning $43,325 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sperby8325/
Sparbe833/
Sparvy831/
Sparber77970/
Sparvey773/
Sparbet772/
Spearba771/
Sparbeh771/
Sparway771/
Shparber71138/
Shparbeh711/
Shparberh676/
Sparve675/
Sparrbåge671/
Sperbe671/
Sparwa671/
Sparwer6220/
Sparver628/
Spaurwe626/
Sparvie621/
Šparber621/
Sporber621/
Chparber579/
Sporue500/

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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
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  • 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 Sparby
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