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 may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kimby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kimby is the 2,168,711th most frequent family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 92 percent of Kimby reside; 91 percent reside in Northern Europe and 91 percent reside in Scandinavia. Kimby is also the 692,220th most commonly held forename internationally, borne by 174 people.

It is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 146,967. In Sweden it is most common in: Stockholm County, where 58 percent live, Uppsala County, where 24 percent live and Östergötland County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Sweden this last name 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 prevalency of Kimby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Kimby surname grew 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kimby
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