Averby Surname

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

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Averby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Averby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden171:579,22142,433
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Averby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Averby has its highest incidence in Sweden. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of Averby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Averby? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,427,875th most numerous family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 90 percent of Averby are found; 90 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Averby is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Västra Götaland County, where 53 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 24 percent are found and Halland County, where 12 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 5 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Averbuy9211/
Averboy929/
Gaverby928/
Haverby924/
Overby839,494/
Överby8368/
Averba8311/
Everby831/
Overbey773,374/
Overbay771,865/
Averbuj77206/
Hoverby7734/
Averbaj7715/
Häverby7711/
Aberbuy774/
Aberbay774/
Overboy773/
Avirbuy772/
Gaverbi772/
Overrby771/
Ooverby771/
Averbui771/
Everbey770/
Averbech711/
Averbets711/
Averbaha711/
Oveerbey711/
Oberby6711/
Aberbe679/
Ewerby675/
Overbe675/
Averve674/
Avarbe673/
Haverberh672/
Averbuich672/
Aberba671/
Overwy671/
Overvy671/
Averue670/
Ovarby670/
Owerby670/
Ovirby670/

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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 Averby
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