Arnby Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Arnby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Arnby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden251:393,87027,867
Denmark61:940,78647,603
England21:27,859,030389,889
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Arnby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Arnby is found most in Sweden. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Arnby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Arnby is the 3,274,477th most commonly held family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Arnby live; 92 percent live in Northern Europe and 86 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 393,870. In Sweden Arnby is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 52 percent are found, Kronoberg County, where 20 percent are found and Västra Götaland County, where 16 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 17 percent are found and England, where 6 percent are found.

Arnby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Arnby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Arnby last name rose 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Harnby9181/
Garnby912/
Arynbay8373/
Ahrenby8314/
Arinbay839/
Harnbay830/
Hearnby830/
Ernby8015/
Ornby809/
Armby800/
Arginbay7711/
Hornby739,249/
Arimby7319/
Harmby7314/
Armboy738/
Arnber736/
Hörnby734/
Härnby733/
Ajrnbi731/
Arinbi731/
Örnbey731/
Ornbey730/
Orenby730/
Hernby730/
Garmby730/
Orynbay67949/
Arimbay67394/
Orinbay6788/
Erenbay6743/
Arembay6711/
Arrimby679/
Arymbay676/
Härenby672/
Arinbai671/
Hornbey671/
Hornbys671/
Arenber671/
Arinmba671/
Harimby671/
Hornbay670/
Oroenby670/
Hernboy670/
Hornbuy670/

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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 Arnby
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