Jansby Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Jansby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jansby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark181:313,59522,770
Norway101:514,22941,629
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Chile11:17,616,47493,597

The alternate forms: Jänsby (20) are calculated separately.

Jansby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jansby is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Jänsby. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jansby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,185,033rd most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 97 percent of Jansby live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is held by 18 people, or 1 in 313,595. In Denmark Jansby is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 50 percent reside and Central Denmark Region, where 50 percent reside. Barring Denmark this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 26 percent reside and Sweden, where 24 percent reside.

Jansby Last Name Statistics demography

Jansby earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 139.42% more than the national average, earning 828,575 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jänsby9420/
Jansbay920/
Hansby83289/
Sansby83213/
Jonsby8313/
Cansby8311/
Eansby831/
Hainsby77133/
Johnsby7710/
Jansuay773/
Sansbuy771/
Hansbey771/
Sainsby770/
Jansway770/
Sansbey770/
Cansbey770/
Janswa6722/
Honsby6711/
Jansui676/
Hansba674/
Sonsby673/
Jansue671/
Yansbe671/
Hansbi671/
Hamsby671/

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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 Jansby
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