Felby Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Micronesia

Felby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Felby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark861:65,6366,586
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Micronesia171:6,250675
Australia131:2,076,59293,242
England111:5,065,278148,650
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England261:937,51438,808
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Felby (57) may also be a first name.

Felby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Felby is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Felby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Felby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Felby is the 1,422,956th most prevalent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 47,944,381 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 64 percent of Felby reside; 64 percent reside in Northern Europe and 57 percent reside in Scandinavia. Felby is also the 1,308,380th most widely held given name at a global level It is held by 57 people.

It is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 65,636. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 63 percent are found, Region of Southern Denmark, where 17 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 13 percent are found. Beside Denmark this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Micronesia, where 11 percent are found.

Felby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Felby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Felby surname expanded 244 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 58 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Felby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Felby surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Felby earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.34% less than the national average, earning $38,257 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Felbey910/
Filby802,583/
Felba8052/
Felbe804/
Fleby801/
Velby801/
Felber7311,923/
Filbey73511/
Velboy73126/
Filbay7322/
Fållby7318/
Fellbe736/
Vellby735/
Felbes732/
Fielba732/
Flebay731/
Fillby731/
Felway730/
Fuelbe730/
Phelby730/
Fehlber6712/
Felberh679/
Fellber671/
Felbech670/

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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 Felby
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