Altby Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Altby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Altby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Altby Last Name Facts

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

Altby is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Altby.

How Common Is The Last Name Altby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most widespread family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 95 percent of Altby live; 95 percent live in Northern Europe and 95 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden Altby is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 100 percent live. Other than Sweden Altby occurs in one country. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Altbi801/
Althbahy771/
Holtby731,628/
Althba736/
Althbi731/
Altbaa731/
Altbes731/
Altbai731/
Houltby67146/
Altbåge675/
Holtbuy671/
Altbich671/
Altbith671/
Altınpay625/
Ailtbish621/
Althbait621/
Holtboyd621/
Altve601/
Altvee5527/
Oltvay555/
Althuis50230/
Althues5072/
Althviz508/
Holtbai501/
Altvish501/

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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 Altby
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