Jortby Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Jortby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Jortby 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
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Jortby Last Name Facts

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

Jortby is found most in Sweden. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jortby? popularity and diffusion

Jortby is the 5,587,209th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Jortby are found; 92 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 895,160. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 91 percent are found and Halland County, where 9 percent are found. Beside Sweden this surname is found in one country. It is also common in Thailand, where 8 percent are found.

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
Hjortby9220/
Jartby832/
Hartby676/
Yurtbay62666/
Sartbay6287/
Hartbey621/
Cartboy621/
Jartbeh621/
Hortvyh621/
Jortveit57190/
Earthboy5710/
Hjortvid573/
Jorthuis571/
Hortbech570/
Hortbeth570/
Jordtveit5321/
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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 Jortby
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