Storby Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Sweden

Storby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Storby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Norway41:1,285,57269,185
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

The alternate forms: Störby (31) are calculated separately.

Storby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Storby occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Störby. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Storby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Storby is the 2,255,512th most common family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 83 percent of Storby are found; 83 percent are found in North America and 83 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 6,143,372. In The United States Storby is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 44 percent live, Iowa, where 27 percent live and Oregon, where 10 percent live. Excluding The United States Storby is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 11 percent live and Norway, where 6 percent live.

Storby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Storby last name are 30.15% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 76.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Storby earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 36.26% less than the national average, earning 220,596 kr per year and in United States they earn 10.15% more than the national average, earning $47,530 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Störby9431/
Sturby83166/
Sterby8394/
Starby8382/
Storba833/
Storvy831/
Storbi831/
Stourbe77367/
Østerby77257/
Starboy7718/
Starbay773/
Sztorba771/
Storbech711/
Sturba67733/
Starba67193/
Storve675/
Sturbi675/
Sturbe675/
Storue673/
Starbi671/
Storva670/

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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 Storby
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