Torby Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Torby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Torby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden251:393,87027,867
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England141:1,741,09855,534
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

The alternate forms: Törby (8) are calculated separately.

Torby (16) may also be a first name.

Torby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Torby is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Törby. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Torby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Torby is the 2,876,555th most frequently used surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname Torby occurs mostly in Europe, where 57 percent of Torby live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,786,762nd most frequent first name internationally, held by 16 people.

Torby is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 393,870. In Sweden Torby is mostly found in: Jönköping County, where 28 percent are found, Blekinge County, where 16 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 33 percent are found and Morocco, where 9 percent are found.

Torby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Torby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Torby last name contracted 6 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Torby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Torby are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% being registered with the party.

Torby earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 113.5% more than the national average, earning $92,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Törby938/
Torbay911,299/
Thorby91470/
Torbey91341/
Tourby91239/
Torboy910/
Torbych8397/
Torbycz836/
Tourbey832/
Tor'bey832/
Thorbey830/
Torba805,615/
Tarby801,205/
Torbi801,047/
Turby80123/
Torbe8091/
Torbă8079/
Terby8024/
Tärby8013/
Torvy801/
Torbé801/
Tourba732,324/
Turbay731,002/
Torbet73821/
Torbee73590/
Torbit73469/
Tarbay73379/
Torbes73354/
Tharby73325/
Torbić73320/
Tourbi73191/
Thurby73151/
Terbay73144/
Therby73110/
Tourbe7384/
Torbis7353/
Torbai7338/
Torber7330/
Torbio7316/
Torvay7315/
Thorbe7315/
Tarbey7313/
Tarboy7311/
Turbey7310/
Torboi738/
Torbge734/
Torbed734/
Torbiz733/
Torbaj732/
Tarbiy732/
Torbeş732/
Tarbys732/
Terbiy732/
Turboy732/
Torvey732/
Torbaa731/
Terbey731/
Tarbyi731/
Toruey730/
Torbett671,799/
Tourbez67636/
Torbicz67399/
Torbitt67309/
Tourbih67136/
Tourbet67125/
Torbich6787/
Tarbaya6760/
Torbeih6727/
Torbeeh6716/
Torbesz6714/
Torbezz6713/
Torbitz6713/
Torbeer677/
Thorber674/
Turbych673/
Torbeth673/
Torbech672/
Tarbhyi672/
Tourbes672/
Torbisz672/
Torbets671/
Torboha671/
Torbeit671/
Tourbie671/
Touhrba671/
Tourbio671/
Tourbai671/
Tourway671/
Thurbey671/
Torbest670/
Torbith670/

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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
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  • 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 Torby
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