Hersby Surname

3,543,123rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Hersby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Hersby 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
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Hersby Last Name Facts

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

Hersby occurs more in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Hersby.

How Common Is The Last Name Hersby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Hersby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hersby live; 84 percent live in Northern Europe and 84 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Hersby is most widespread in Denmark, where it is borne by 14 people, or 1 in 403,194. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 64 percent live and North Denmark Region, where 36 percent live. Not including Denmark this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 39 percent live and The Netherlands, where 16 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
Hersboy921/
Hersbey921/
Jersby8346/
Horsby8320/
Gersby8319/
Herzby832/
Earsby830/
Harsby830/
Horsbuy771/
Horsbey770/
Orsby7361/
Arsby731/
Hershber716/
Aarsby6771/
Hershberh6732/
Hersve6710/
Girsby676/
Jørsby671/
Hersui671/
Herzbi671/
Hirsbi671/
Herschber671/
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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 Hersby
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