Balsby Surname

1,310,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 172 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Balsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Balsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1591:35,5013,690
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Balsby Last Name Facts

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

Balsby is found in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Balsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,310,135th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 42,369,453 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Balsby are found; 98 percent are found in Northern Europe and 98 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Denmark, where it is carried by 159 people, or 1 in 35,501. In Denmark Balsby is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 28 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 26 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Denmark it occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 5 percent are found and Australia, where 1 percent are found.

Balsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Balsby has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname fell 91 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Walsby83123/
Bolsby83120/
Walesby77151/
Wealsby7737/
Wallsby7720/
Boolsby771/
Boulsby770/
Bollsby770/
Bolesby770/
Bolsbey770/
Balsbee770/
Whalesby7110/
Balesber715/
Balesbes712/
Boslesby711/
Balesbis711/

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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 Balsby
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