Kebby Surname

973,426th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 266 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Kebby Surname Definition:

Local. (Danish.) Kiob—by, a market town, the place of buying, from Kiob, buying, purchase, bargain, and by, a town.

Kebby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England951:586,50635,379
Tanzania931:569,26536,354
Australia321:843,61652,533
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
United States141:25,889,924709,614
Liberia71:629,79127,063
China21:683,660,78330,601
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England581:420,26524,785
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Kebby (11,029) may also be a first name.

Kebby Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Local. (Danish.) Kiob—by, a market town, the place of buying, from Kiob, buying, purchase, bargain, and by, a town.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Kebby Last Name Facts

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

Kebby is more frequently found in England than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kebby? popularity and diffusion

It is the 973,426th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 27,396,789 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 44 percent of Kebby reside; 36 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 57,363rd most frequently occurring first name world-wide, held by 11,029 people.

This last name is most widely held in England, where it is borne by 95 people, or 1 in 586,506. In England it is most numerous in: Hampshire, where 37 percent live, Suffolk, where 13 percent live and Bedfordshire, where 11 percent live. Other than England it exists in 13 countries. It is also common in Tanzania, where 35 percent live and Australia, where 12 percent live.

Kebby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Kebby has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 164 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kebby Last Name Statistics demography

Kebby earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.38% more than the national average, earning $43,312 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kebbay9195/
Kebbey912/
Kiebby910/
Kobby802,884/
Kibby801,946/
Kebbi801,653/
Kebba80826/
Kebbe80675/
Kabby8046/
Kebbé803/
Kebbie737,232/
Kibbey731,289/
Kebbaj73410/
Koebbe73355/
Khebbi73205/
Kiebbe7361/
Kebbet7340/
Chebby7329/
Kabbey7323/
Khebba7313/
Kabbay7312/
Kebber733/
Kebbid733/
Kebbes733/
Khobby733/
Kobbay731/
Kebbei731/
Kebbez731/
Kibbéy731/
Kebbih731/
Kebbai731/
Keabbe730/
Keibbe730/
Kebbee730/
Koebbi730/
Keibbed6720/
Kiebbie6716/
Kibbaya672/
Khebbez671/
Kebbich671/
Keibebe671/
Keebbez670/

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