Standby Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Standby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Nigeria | 7 | 1:25,306,108 | 327,793 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
Standby (17) may also be a first name.
Standby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Standby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Standby is carried by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Standby? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,908,606th most commonly used surname on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 455,471,620 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 50 percent of Standby are found; 50 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 50 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Standby is also the 2,694,839th most widespread first name in the world, borne by 17 people.
Standby is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 8 people, or 1 in 3,686,778. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 75 percent live and Sarawak, where 25 percent live. Without taking into account Malaysia this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 44 percent live and The Solomon Islands, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standbye | 93 | 1 | / |
| Standop | 71 | 100 | / |
| Standup | 71 | 49 | / |
| Standbaugh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stantob | 71 | 1 | / |
| Stoean-Dabu | 67 | 28 | / |
| Sthandwa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sotondbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Standopp | 67 | 1 | / |
| Standhop | 67 | 0 | / |
| Standhap | 67 | 0 | / |
| Standwich | 63 | 8 | / |
| Standhouer | 59 | 1 | / |
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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 Standby
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