Hammerby Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hammerby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hammerby Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Sweden151:656,45048,545
England41:13,929,515290,718
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Hammerby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hammerby occurs most in Denmark. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hammerby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently used last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,750,918 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 98 percent of Hammerby live; 90 percent live in Northern Europe and 82 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widely held in Denmark, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 217,104. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 85 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 15 percent reside. Aside from Denmark this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 30 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.

Hammerby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hammerby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Hammerby last name decreased 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Amerby861/
Amerbay8060/
Hamreby8012/
Heimerby752/
Ameerbey751/
Hemmerbe751/
Amerbi712/
Amirbay67137/
Omerbay67118/
Ameerbi673/
Amarbay672/
Hamirbi671/
Ameerba671/
Emerbiy671/
Amirbyt671/
Amerbis671/
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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 Hammerby
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