Jersby Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jersby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jersby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden411:240,16516,652
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Jersby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jersby is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Jersby.

How Common Is The Last Name Jersby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,876,555th most commonly occurring family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 93 percent of Jersby are found; 93 percent are found in Northern Europe and 89 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Jersby is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 240,165. In Sweden Jersby is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 32 percent live, Stockholm County, where 29 percent live and Västmanland County, where 17 percent live. Other than Sweden Jersby occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 7 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Jersby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jersby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hersby8331/
Gersby8319/
Jørsby831/
Jersbu831/
Jersaba771/
Jrijsby771/
Hersboy771/
Hersbey771/
Jerusab770/
Jerosaba711/
Jarsbo6726/
Girsby676/
Jirsba674/
Herzby672/
Jarsab672/
Jersop671/
Jersui671/
Jersue671/
Cirsby670/

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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 Jersby
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