Ginsby Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ginsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Ginsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Ginsby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Ginsby occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Ginsby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,427,875th most widely held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Ginsby reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname Ginsby is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 42 percent are found, Jönköping County, where 32 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 11 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in Norway, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gainsby920/
Ginsbuy920/
Insby911/
Hinsby83136/
Ainsby8336/
Gensby831/
Innsby830/
Oinsby830/
Hainsby77133/
Hinsbey7745/
Ginsber772/
Heinsby771/
Ginzbey770/
Ensby73191/
Ginsberh712/
Hensby671,123/
Jensby67701/
Ensbey67249/
Hinsbi67127/
Hinsbe6729/
Jänsby6720/
Jønsby678/
Eansby671/
Gemsby670/
Insbee670/
Censby670/

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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
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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 Ginsby
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