Axby Surname
Approximately 49 people bear this surname
Axby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 24 | 1:2,321,586 | 86,519 |
| Sweden | 22 | 1:447,580 | 32,003 |
| New Zealand | 3 | 1:1,509,441 | 47,971 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
Axby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Axby Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Axby is more frequently found in England than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Axby? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,776,799th most common family name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 148,725,427 people. The last name Axby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Axby are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in British Isles.
It is most prevalent in England, where it is borne by 24 people, or 1 in 2,321,586. In England Axby is most frequent in: West Sussex, where 42 percent live, Cornwall, where 17 percent live and Kent, where 17 percent live. Aside from England this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 45 percent live and New Zealand, where 6 percent live.
Axby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Axby has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Axby last name rose 126 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haxby | 89 | 779 | / |
| Axbey | 89 | 32 | / |
| Hauxby | 80 | 7 | / |
| Asby | 75 | 781 | / |
| Oxby | 75 | 770 | / |
| Exby | 75 | 23 | / |
| Axbe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Axba | 75 | 1 | / |
| Axwy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Ashby | 67 | 43,087 | / |
| Hasby | 67 | 1,362 | / |
| Easby | 67 | 926 | / |
| Ausby | 67 | 613 | / |
| Assby | 67 | 143 | / |
| Asbay | 67 | 111 | / |
| Gasby | 67 | 104 | / |
| Aasby | 67 | 101 | / |
| Hoxby | 67 | 76 | / |
| Asbey | 67 | 46 | / |
| Açbay | 67 | 26 | / |
| Ahsby | 67 | 7 | / |
| Asbhy | 67 | 6 | / |
| Axber | 67 | 1 | / |
| Exboy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Atsby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Asbuy | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Axby
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