Ackerby Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ackerby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Ackerby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150

Ackerby Last Name Facts

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

Ackerby is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ackerby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ackerby is the 8,193,072nd most frequent last name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ackerby are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Ackerby is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,969,351. In Sweden Ackerby is most numerous in: Västra Götaland County, where 80 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Acerbi774,140/
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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
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  • 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 Ackerby
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