Sulby Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Denmark

Sulby Surname Definition:

William de Sulby of the county of Lanark rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p, 213), There is a place, Sulby in the Isle of Man, from ON. Sölva-byr, 'Solvi's farm.

Sulby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:1,433,84549,523
Wales21:784,20816,349

Sulby (56) may also be a first name.

Sulby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

William de Sulby of the county of Lanark rendered homage, 1296 (Bain, II, p, 213), There is a place, Sulby in the Isle of Man, from ON. Sölva-byr, 'Solvi's farm.

The Surnames of Scotland (1946) by George Fraser Black (1866-1948)

Sulby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sulby occurs more in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sulby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sulby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,057,639th most common family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 67 percent of Sulby are found; 67 percent are found in North America and 67 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sulby is also the 1,321,957th most frequently held forename worldwide It is held by 56 people.

It is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 36,245,893. In The United States Sulby is primarily concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 100 percent live. Aside from The United States Sulby exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 27 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Sulby Last Name Statistics demography

Sulby earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 162.9% more than the national average, earning $113,438 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Soulby91221/
Shulby9167/
Saulby910/
Soulboy831/
Shulbey830/
Suttlby830/
Schulby830/
Sulbi80296/
Solby80100/
Sulba8018/
Culby8016/
Sulbe805/
Zulby801/
Julby800/
Sulvy800/
Suttelby770/
Sulway73238/
Shulba73125/
Solbay7367/
Sulbha7331/
Shilby7318/
Szulba7311/
Soulba7310/
Shulbe737/
Sholby735/
Solboy734/
Solbey734/
Sulbih734/
Sulbai734/
Sulber733/
Sulvay733/
Seulbi732/
Julbay732/
Sulwey732/
Sulbeh732/
Culbey731/
Sulbes731/
Sulvey731/
Soulbi731/
Sulvoy731/
Sulbhi731/
Seulbe731/
Caulby730/
Coulboy6748/
Caulboy6732/
Schulbe6725/
Schulba6721/
Susluay674/
Sulbije673/
Shilbey673/
Zoulbey672/
Sholboy671/
Soulway671/
Soulbet671/
Shilbay671/
Shulbha671/
Shulbai671/
Scholby670/
Soulber670/
Shulber670/

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