Hansby Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
New Zealand

Hansby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hansby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
New Zealand791:57,3219,018
Australia291:930,88655,860
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Hansby Last Name Facts

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

Hansby is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hansby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 917,199th most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 25,216,422 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Hansby reside; 44 percent reside in Southern Africa and 44 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.

Hansby is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is held by 128 people, or 1 in 423,263. In South Africa Hansby is most frequent in: Western Cape, where 88 percent live, Gauteng, where 9 percent live and Eastern Cape, where 1 percent live. Apart from South Africa Hansby exists in 9 countries. It also occurs in New Zealand, where 27 percent live and Australia, where 10 percent live.

Hansby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hansby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 106 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hansby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Hansby earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 49.71% more than the national average, earning R 355,764 per year; in United States they earn 3.82% less than the national average, earning $41,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.35% less than the national average, earning $36,094 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hainsby92133/
Hansbey921/
Ansby9122/
Hensby831,123/
Jansby8338/
Ainsby8336/
Honsby8311/
Hansba834/
Gansby834/
Hansbi831/
Hamsby831/
Eansby831/
Annsby830/
Gahnsby7717/
Johnsby7710/
Hansbai7710/
Heinsby771/
Hanshbe771/
Hounsby771/
Ansbeys771/
Hansber771/
Hansuay771/
Hoensby771/
Honsbuy770/
Gansbay770/
Gainsby770/
Hoonsby770/
Jansbay770/
Honsbey770/
Hensbey770/
Hansbie770/
Ensby73191/
Onsby7346/
Ansbi739/
Amsby734/
Ansba732/
Hansbhai7117/
Chansuay7110/
Hansbess710/
Hohnsbey710/
Ensbey67249/
Hansui67231/
Anshba6746/
Ansuay6737/
Hanswi6736/
Homsby6716/
Jonsby6713/
Answay676/
Hanswa673/
Ansbai673/
Hanjbe672/
Amsbuy671/
Onsbey671/
Hanswe671/
Answey671/
Hanshbhai671/
Oinsby670/
Ansbie670/
Hansue670/
Onnsby670/
Gonsby670/
Aumsby670/
Oensby670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hansby
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