Sundby Surname

152,050th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,896 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Sundby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sundby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,5021:3,424309
United States9641:375,99533,261
Canada1721:214,21920,702
Denmark1421:39,7524,149
Sweden761:129,5639,162
England141:3,979,861125,553
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Sundby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sundby is found most frequently in Norway. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sundby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 152,050th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 2,516,418 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 60 percent of Sundby live; 60 percent live in Northern Europe and 60 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Sundby is most frequent in Norway, where it is borne by 1,502 people, or 1 in 3,424. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 84 percent live, Northern Norway, where 7 percent live and Western Norway, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Norway this last name is found in 16 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent live and Canada, where 6 percent live.

Sundby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Sundby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sundby surname expanded 4,590 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sundby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sundby last name are 12.61% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 65.84% registered with the party.

The amount Sundby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 3.18% more than the national average, earning 357,073 kr per year; in United States they earn 10.95% more than the national average, earning $47,873 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.2% less than the national average, earning $48,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saundby927/
Sundboy921/
Sumdby832/
Sondby831/
Sundbøe779/
Sunduay771/
Sundvay771/
Sundber771/
Sundbees711/
Sundui671,359/
Sundwa67335/
Sundwe67279/
Sundve67143/
Sundue6731/
Sundwi674/
Sundva671/
Soundue621/
Sunduhei5734/
Sheundwa571/
Sundvist571/
Zundui502,271/
Suntwe50119/
Sondwe5063/
Suntui5016/
Sondwa502/

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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
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  • 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 Sundby
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