Besby Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Besby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Besby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Besby Last Name Facts

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

Besby occurs most in Denmark. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Besby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Besby is the 8,968,613th most frequent family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Besby occurs mostly in The Americas, where 50 percent of Besby are found; 50 percent are found in North America and 50 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname Besby is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,822,358. In Denmark Besby is primarily concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 50 percent reside. Other than Denmark this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Besby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Besby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Besby last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Besbay9155/
Boesby9111/
Beesby914/
Biesby912/
Betsby911/
Beasby910/
Beusby910/
Beby891,624/
Beysbay833/
Beatsby831/
Beshbay831/
Beeby803,427/
Bebey801,482/
Bisby801,160/
Wesby80857/
Besba80404/
Bosby80217/
Hbeby80153/
Beiby8087/
Bebay8071/
Basby8055/
Beboy8051/
Beyby8011/
Bebys8011/
Bebyi806/
Bebiy805/
Beaby803/
Besbi803/
Beuby802/
Bexby801/
Besbe801/
Betby800/
Bysby800/
Beysebay7796/
Beisebay771/
Besbes732,450/
Bebych73115/
Huesby7356/
Wesbey7350/
Vessby7346/
Beabey7332/
Basbay7329/
Weasby7328/
Beybey7325/
Bebaya7323/
Weisby7322/
Beeswy7319/
Betboy7319/
Besway7316/
Besbez7314/
Wessby739/
Basboy736/
Besbai735/
Besbaa735/
Biszby735/
Besbès734/
Bøgeby734/
Bosbay733/
Besber732/
Bassby732/
Bebouy732/
Besbis732/
Beybay732/
Beibys731/
Bebeyt731/
Beebay731/
Bidsby731/
Bisxby731/
Besbio731/
Behbay731/
Beibey731/
Beubay731/
Basbhy731/
Besbie731/
Baisby730/
Beebey730/
Weshby730/
Besbee730/
Bashby730/
Wiesby730/
Wesbay730/
Beitby730/
Beyshebay7176/
Bebe6720,207/
Bebi6717,623/
Beba676,872/
Biby671,073/
Bebé6759/
Bevy6756/
Besbess6754/
Beibahy6731/
Besbeas6727/
Besbiss6726/
Baysbay6721/
Beisbai6718/
Bebê6718/
Veby678/
Bashbay677/
Bebj674/
Bishbay674/
Beisber673/
Baasboy672/
Bebeyje671/
Besbitt671/
Bessway671/
H'Beiby671/
Weisboy671/
Besbeds671/
Bäby671/
Beshbez671/
Besbioa671/
Bassboy671/
Beisbee670/
Beebeyt670/

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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 Besby
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