Hvalbye Surname

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

Approximately 31 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Hvalbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hvalbye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway301:171,41020,526
England11:55,718,059489,080

Hvalbye Last Name Facts

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

Hvalbye occurs more in Norway more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Hvalbye.

How Common Is The Last Name Hvalbye? popularity and diffusion

Hvalbye is the 3,543,123rd most commonly occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Hvalbye live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most prevalent in Norway, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 171,410. In Norway it is primarily concentrated in: Eastern Norway, where 90 percent reside, Southern Norway, where 7 percent reside and Western Norway, where 3 percent reside. Barring Norway Hvalbye exists in one country. It is also common in England, where 3 percent reside.

Hvalbye Last Name Statistics demography

Hvalbye earn notably more than the average income. In Norway they earn 17.81% more than the national average, earning 407,700 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Valbye924/
Walbye7767/
Valboy7717/
Valbay772/
Valbej772/
Valbey771/
Valbie770/
Valbeje711/
Bealbaye67481/
Balbayeh673/
Valbhiya671/
Voulbaye671/
Vaalbooy671/

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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 Hvalbye
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