Thorby Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Thorby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thorby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1801:309,54523,336
New Zealand1631:27,7814,855
Australia501:539,91440,287
United States351:10,355,970420,657
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
France71:9,488,960336,266
Norway71:734,61250,907
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England601:406,25624,311
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Thorby Last Name Facts

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

Thorby occurs more in England more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of Thorby.

How Common Is The Last Name Thorby? popularity and diffusion

Thorby is the 645,032nd most common surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 15,505,417 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Oceania, where 45 percent of Thorby are found; 45 percent are found in Australasia and 45 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand.

It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 180 people, or 1 in 309,545. In England it is most numerous in: Cambridgeshire, where 30 percent reside, Greater London, where 16 percent reside and Suffolk, where 15 percent reside. Not including England it is found in 12 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 35 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Thorby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Thorby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Thorby surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 3,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Thorby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Thorby last name are 33.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Thorby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.17% more than the national average, earning R 444,780 per year and in United States they earn 16.08% more than the national average, earning $50,089 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thorbey920/
Torby9146/
Torbay831,299/
Torbey83341/
Tharby83325/
Tourby83239/
Therby83110/
Thorbe8315/
Torboy830/
Torbych7797/
Torbycz776/
Thorber774/
Tor'bey772/
Tourbey772/
Torba735,615/
Tarby731,205/
Torbi731,047/
Torbe7391/
Torbă7379/
Terby7324/
Tärby7313/
Törby738/
Torbé731/
Torvy731/
Thorbech7145/
Tourba672,324/
Thorve671,150/
Torbet67821/
Torbee67590/
Torbit67469/
Tarbay67379/
Torbes67354/
Torbić67320/
Tourbi67191/
Terbay67144/
Tourbe6784/
Torbis6753/
Torbai6738/
Torber6730/
Torbio6716/
Torvay6715/
Tarbey6713/
Tarboy6711/
Torboi678/
Tharbe676/
Tahrbi674/
Torbed674/
Torbge674/
Torbiz673/
Torbeş672/
Terbiy672/
Torvey672/
Torbaj672/
Tarbiy672/
Tarbys672/
Tarbyi671/
Terbey671/
Torbaa671/
Therbi671/

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Thorby Reference & Research

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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 Thorby
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