Søbye Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Søbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Søbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1391:36,9955,231
Denmark1031:54,8035,600
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Søbye Last Name Facts

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

The surname Søbye occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Søbye.

How Common Is The Last Name Søbye? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,035,555th most prevalent surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 29,989,901 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Søbye reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name Søbye is most frequently used in Norway, where it is borne by 139 people, or 1 in 36,995. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 68 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 26 percent reside and Western Norway, where 6 percent reside. Without taking into account Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Denmark, where 42 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Søbye Last Name Statistics demography

Søbye earn somewhat less than the average income. In Norway they earn 8.11% less than the national average, earning 318,013 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Søbygge8315/
Sæbye8011/
Sbyea809/
Sbeye801/
Højbye732/
Sbgoye731/
Schbye731/
S'Baye731/
Sbay67766/
Sbae67202/
Sbei6799/
Sbey6716/
Sbee673/
Sbea673/
Sbie672/
Cbye671/
Sbuy671/
Sbje671/
Sbge671/
Sbeu671/

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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 Søbye
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