Sørby Surname
Approximately 592 people bear this surname
Sørby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 583 | 1:8,820 | 934 |
| Denmark | 8 | 1:705,589 | 39,626 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
The alternate forms: Srby (1) are calculated separately.
Sørby Demographics
Average Sørby Salary in
Norway
363,656 kr
Per year
Average Salary in
Norway
346,080 kr
Per year
Sørby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sørby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sørby is found in Norway more than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms: Srby. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sørby? popularity and diffusion
It is the 542,091st most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,310,044 people. Sørby is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Sørby are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.
This surname is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 583 people, or 1 in 8,820. In Norway Sørby is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 90 percent reside, Western Norway, where 6 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Norway it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 1 percent reside and England, where 0 percent reside.
Sørby Last Name Statistics demography
Sørby earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 5.08% more than the national average, earning 363,656 kr per year.
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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 Sørby
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