Eby Surname

32,685th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,270 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Eby Surname Definition:

(English, Swiss) Descendant of Eby, a pet form of Ebbe or Ebba (boar).

Eby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,1661:39,5444,875
Ivory Coast2,8241:8,170706
Canada1,3311:27,6833,674
Mauritania1,1511:3,558433
France5281:125,80119,137
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
India2041:3,760,124104,250
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Indonesia501:2,644,984153,918
Nigeria441:4,025,972113,480
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Thailand261:2,716,859279,944
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Congo141:356,3649,454
England141:3,979,861125,553
Sweden131:757,44356,422
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Oman111:335,2704,992
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Cameroon101:2,076,907105,188
Japan71:18,263,47047,869
Taiwan61:3,907,45823,065
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
United States Virgin Islands41:27,5943,273
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Costa Rica41:1,195,0176,919
China41:341,830,39216,990
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Uruguay21:1,715,87935,955
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Guam11:160,1214,893
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7341:28,9613,531

Eby (5,328) may also be a first name.

Eby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(English, Swiss) Descendant of Eby, a pet form of Ebbe or Ebba (boar).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Eby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Eby (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺃﺑﻲ, Marathi: एबय) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Eby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 32,685th most widely held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 447,913 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 62 percent of Eby reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 92,430th most widely held first name world-wide It is held by 5,328 people.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 9,166 people, or 1 in 39,544. In The United States Eby is mostly concentrated in: Pennsylvania, where 14 percent are found, Ohio, where 7 percent are found and Maryland, where 6 percent are found. Without taking into account The United States Eby occurs in 60 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 17 percent are found and Canada, where 8 percent are found.

Eby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Eby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 529 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 108 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Eby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Eby last name are 24.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 71.32% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Eby earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,304 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.89% more than the national average, earning $55,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Aeby862,204/
Ebuy861,776/
Ebey861,380/
Ebay86813/
Eboy86487/
Yeby86269/
Eaby86231/
Heby86179/
Ejby86152/
Eiby86144/
Jeby86109/
Geby8678/
Esby8629/
Ebéy8615/
Ebyd868/
Ebyo866/
Euby865/
Ebyh864/
Oeby864/
Ebyt864/
Ebhy863/
Ebiy863/
Eeby861/
Ebyi861/
Ebèy861/
Easby75926/
Ebeyd75544/
Hesby75494/
Ebaya75494/
Heiby75310/
Geboy75219/
Hebey7593/
Esbay7572/
Heuby7554/
Hebay7549/
Eybey7538/
Eibey7535/
Hebyi7533/
Jesby7531/
Gebey7529/
Esbey7520/
Etbay7519/
Eisby7512/
Ågeby7511/
Jeaby759/
Yebyo759/
Jeboy758/
Jeiby758/
Essby757/
Ebeyh756/
Yebay755/
Ebahy754/
Ebych754/
Jebyi753/
Ebiey753/
Jebay753/
Ebhey752/
Eabey752/
Geeby752/
Ebouy752/
Gebay752/
Ehiby752/
Ebgay752/
Gebuy752/
Eebey752/
Heaby751/
Heyby751/
Ebayd751/
E'Bay751/
Ehbey751/
Eeboy751/
Eubay751/
Gebhy751/
Aeboy751/
Yebey751/
Jebyh751/
Hebyo751/
Eabay751/
Ebysz751/
Oebey751/
Ejboy751/
Ettby751/
Eatby750/
Geiby750/
Hieby750/
Ebayh750/
Hoeby750/
Eshby750/
Hetby750/
Eba6727,618/
Ebi6725,791/
Ebe6715,886/
Aby678,037/
Oby67871/
Ewy67755/
Iby67370/
Evy67279/
Heybey6760/
Heibey6744/
Easbey6741/
Gebaya6740/
Eshbay6734/
Ebahay6720/
Ebj6713/
Jeeboy6712/
Öby6712/
Eisbey6710/
Hågeby678/
Yby677/
Ebouyi674/
Hägeby674/
Echbiy674/
Eabgay673/
Jby673/
Heshby673/
Ebé673/
Ebeych672/
Ebhaya672/
Giebey672/
Esbeyt672/
Ehibhy672/
Ieebay672/
Jeebay671/
Hehbey671/
Hebeyt671/
Esbahy671/
Geeboy671/
Eabioy671/
Geyboy671/
Eabaya671/
Yesbay671/
Yiebyo671/
Ebehyi671/
Heatby670/
Heasby670/
Heabey670/
Easbay670/
Jessby670/

Eby Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Eby in the Marathi language
एबयebaya-
Eby in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺃﺑﻲaby50.86
ﺍﺑﻲaby41.63
ﺍﺑﻰaby3.29
ﺃﺑﻰaby2.9
ﺍﺏab0.26
ﺁﺑﻲaby0.26
ﺍﺑﻴﻪabyh0.26
ﺃﺏab0.13
ﺑﻲby0.13
ﺍﻳﻲayy0.13
ﺃﺑﻴﻪabyh0.13

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