Kimby Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kimby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kimby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden671:146,96710,337
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kimby (174) may also be a first name.

Kimby Last Name Facts

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

Kimby is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimby? popularity and diffusion

Kimby is the 2,168,711th most prevalent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 92 percent of Kimby live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 91 percent live in Scandinavia. Kimby is also the 692,220th most prevalent given name world-wide, held by 174 people.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is held by 67 people, or 1 in 146,967. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 58 percent live, Uppsala County, where 24 percent live and Östergötland County, where 7 percent live. Besides Sweden it is found in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 4 percent live and Denmark, where 3 percent live.

Kimby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kimby has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kimbay91129/
Kimboy91100/
Kimbuy9127/
Kimbey9115/
Kimbyo911/
Kaimby911/
Kimbaya83580/
Kaimbay835/
Kimba8047,039/
Kimbi808,206/
Kimbe803,812/
Kemby80102/
Kinby804/
Kumby804/
Cimby801/
Qimby800/
Kimbaaya771/
Kaimba73149,743/
Quimby736,737/
Kaimbi732,020/
Kuimba731,333/
Kiembe731,158/
Kaimbe73854/
Kimbio73829/
Kiemba73761/
Kimbai73411/
Kimbei73359/
Kimbui73289/
Kumbey73285/
Kimboi73231/
Kiombe73191/
Khimbi73145/
Koimba73128/
Kumbay73119/
Kembay7380/
Kuimbi7358/
Kiombi7334/
Kimbie7333/
Khimba7323/
Keimbe7320/
Chimby7320/
Keimba7320/
Cimbay7316/
Koimbe7315/
Kemboy7313/
Kembey7312/
Kinnby7312/
Kmbaya7312/
Kiembi7311/
Kimbee739/
Kimbaa736/
Kinbay735/
Kinmba734/
Kumboy732/
Kkimba732/
Kkimbe732/
Koimbi732/
Khmbay731/
Kihmbi731/
Kimbhi731/
Kuimbe731/
Kuinby731/
Kimbeh731/
Kembuy731/
Kimbej731/
Kimbha731/
Kimbih731/
Kimboa731/
Kimmba731/
Cimbey731/
Kinboy731/
Kimbii731/
Quimbay671,560/
Chimbay67759/
Quimboy6775/
Kembaya6762/
Khaimba6756/
Quimbey6723/
Khimbaj6723/
Kaymbay6721/
Kyombey6721/
Kmba6714/
Koimbai6713/
Kiomboi674/
Chimboy673/
Chimbey672/
Kumbhey672/
Kmbe672/
Qimbaya672/
Kimbiss672/
Keimbai672/
Kaimbes671/
Quinmby671/
Kuimbha671/
Khiembi671/
Kimbaja671/
Kkaimba671/
Cuimbay671/
Kmbi671/
Keimboi671/
Kaimbai671/
Quimmby670/

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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
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  • 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 Kimby
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