Thoreby Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Thoreby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Thoreby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway511:100,82913,689
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

Thoreby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Thoreby has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Thoreby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Thoreby is the 2,414,640th most commonly used family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 115,675,332 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 83 percent of Thoreby live; 81 percent live in Northern Europe and 81 percent live in Scandinavia.

Thoreby is most frequently used in Norway, where it is carried by 51 people, or 1 in 100,829. In Norway Thoreby is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 86 percent are found, Western Norway, where 10 percent are found and Central Norway, where 2 percent are found. Other than Norway this last name exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Poland, where 2 percent are found.

Thoreby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Thoreby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.73% more than the national average, earning 365,914 kr per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Thoresby9338/
Toreby921/
Torebay86156/
Torgeby8637/
Thureby8630/
Toresby861/
Toraby7778/
Tureby7713/
Toreba779/
Täreby778/
Tereby773/
Tareby771/
Tourebaya751/
Terebey71276/
Torobay71209/
Torebio71130/
Terebyi7175/
Thoribe7168/
Torebai7162/
Turebay7135/
Touraby7110/
Toriebe719/
Thorobi719/
Thorabi718/
Torabay715/
Thoreve714/
Toureba713/
Terebiy712/
Tooraby712/
Therebe712/
Thoribé711/
Theraby711/
Toroebe711/
Torreba711/
Turebyo711/
Torevyi711/
Tharaby711/
Toroboy711/
Torebet710/
Thorobie6740/
Torreaba675/
Toreveyt671/
Torevych671/
Thohrabi671/
Torewahy671/
Torrybey671/

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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 Thoreby
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