Trüby Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Trüby Surname User-submission:

Trüby is a Swiss German surname, from Middle High German trüebe, meaning 'dark' or 'troubled' and likely originated as a nickname.

Trüby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1301:619,27349,237
Switzerland261:315,88124,844
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776

The alternate forms: Truby (1,644) & Trūby (1) are calculated separately.

Trüby Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Trüby is a Swiss German surname, from Middle High German trüebe, meaning 'dark' or 'troubled' and likely originated as a nickname.

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Trüby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Trüby occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Truby or Trūby. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Trüby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most widely held family name globally, held by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Trüby reside; 99 percent reside in Western Europe and 99 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Germany, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 619,273. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Baden-Württemberg, where 92 percent reside, Rhineland-Palatinate, where 5 percent reside and Berlin, where 1 percent reside. Excluding Germany Trüby occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Switzerland, where 16 percent reside and Denmark, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Truby931,644/
Trūby931/
Trübe80129/
Troby8057/
Triby8037/
Trübi806/
Trubey73825/
Triboy73392/
Trümpy73217/
Trubyi73210/
Trubay7337/
Trüber7335/
Trubiy7314/
Troboy7311/
Throby737/
Trueby734/
Trobey734/
Trobay731/
Troeby731/
Truboy730/
Tribey730/
Trusby730/
Trubych67254/
Trouboy6715/
Trübitz6712/
Trubycz6710/
Throoby671/
Trueboy670/
Trusbey670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Trüby
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