Sunby Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Sunby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sunby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England121:2,031,28160,933
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Sunby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sunby is found most frequently in The United States. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sunby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,352,516th most numerous last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 110,417,362 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 100 percent of Sunby reside; 100 percent reside in North America and 100 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name Sunby is most numerous in The United States, where it is carried by 64 people, or 1 in 5,663,421. In The United States it is most common in: Wisconsin, where 45 percent reside, New Jersey, where 13 percent reside and Washington, where 8 percent reside. Not including The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Canada, where 3 percent reside.

Sunby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sunby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sunby surname increased 291 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sunby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sunby surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55% registered with the party.

Sunby earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 6.66% more than the national average, earning $46,022 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saunby91465/
Sunbay9156/
Sunboy9113/
Sunnby9110/
Sunbey911/
Suynbay8311/
Sounbay831/
Schunby830/
Sumby80210/
Sunbi8066/
Sonby8034/
Sunba8019/
Sunbe8013/
Sunvy804/
Cunby801/
Junby801/
Susenbey7711/
Sonbay731,133/
Sumbay73772/
Sunway73561/
Sounbi73144/
Sunber7367/
Sunbai7360/
Sumbuy7355/
Sunbhe7318/
Saumby7318/
Shunbe7310/
Saunbi738/
Cunbay737/
Sumboy736/
Sonnby735/
Saunba735/
Sonboy732/
Shunba732/
Sunbee732/
Sounbe731/
Sunbit731/
Sunbui731/
Sunvey731/
Sunwiy731/
Sunbhi731/
Soumby731/
Sunbha731/
Cunbuy731/
Zunnby730/
Counby730/
Shumby730/
Cunbey730/
Sumbey730/
Sounbai67113/
Sumbaya6757/
Suinbai6748/
Shunway6715/
Shounbi6714/
Sounmbi6710/
Zounbey674/
Shumbay673/
Soumbey673/
Suimbay672/
Sunnway672/
Saunway672/
Sounmbe672/
Shonbay671/
Zounbay671/
Sumbhay671/
Shunber671/
Saunber671/
Sonnboy671/
Shunbai671/
Saumbay671/
Sunwayh671/
Shunvay670/
Jaunbey670/
Counboy670/

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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 Sunby
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