Harneby Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Harneby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Harneby 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
Sweden81:1,230,84590,587
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Härneby (3) are calculated separately.

Harneby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Harneby is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Härneby. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Harneby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Harneby is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name globally, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. Harneby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Harneby reside; 89 percent reside in Northern Europe and 89 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 8 people, or 1 in 1,230,845. In Sweden Harneby is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 75 percent live, Kalmar County, where 13 percent live and Skåne County, where 13 percent live. Not including Sweden Harneby is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 11 percent live.

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
Härneby953/
Horneby869/
Arnesby860/
Hornesby8048/
Erneby777/
Arneba771/
Hornesbey750/
Harnewi7120/
Hornaby719/
Harnevi712/
Jorneby712/
Hornevy711/
Harnabi711/
Harnibe711/
Ornesby710/
Hornoby710/
Horneber67570/
Harnevie675/
Harnabai672/
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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 Harneby
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