Adelby Surname

211,122nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,954 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Syria
Highest density in:
Syria

Adelby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Syria1,4131:13,6601,110
Lebanon4121:13,6821,907
Jordan551:160,7728,687
Israel521:164,57016,892
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Palestine51:909,77015,190
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

The alternate forms: Ädelby (4) are calculated separately.

Adelby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Adelby occurs more in Syria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Ädelby. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Adelby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 211,122nd most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,729,553 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Adelby live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 96 percent live in Levant.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Syria, where it is carried by 1,413 people, or 1 in 13,660. In Syria it is most prevalent in: Aleppo Governorate, where 93 percent are found, Homs Governorate, where 6 percent are found and Damascus Governorate, where 0 percent are found. Barring Syria this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Lebanon, where 21 percent are found and Jordan, where 3 percent are found.

Adelby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is primarily Sunni (89%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ädelby944/
Adlby914/
Edelby8318/
Odelby839/
Adelbi835/
Adelbai77629/
Adilbay77144/
Adylbay7710/
Adeelbe771/
Adilbey771/
Headlby771/
Adlbi735/
Edlby733/
Adylbysh711/
Adelberh711/
Adellbai711/
Edelbi67312/
Edilby6711/
Edllby677/
Adlebi675/
Adilbi672/
Adilbe671/
Adelui671/
Edleby670/

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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 Adelby
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