Kirkebye Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kirkebye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kirkebye Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Norway161:321,39331,311
United States91:40,273,215872,126
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Kirkebye Last Name Facts

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

Kirkebye occurs in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kirkebye? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,136,387th most commonly held family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Kirkebye occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kirkebye reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 87 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Denmark, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 117,598. In Denmark it is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 58 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 29 percent are found and Central Denmark Region, where 13 percent are found. Not including Denmark this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Kirkebye Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kirkebye has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Kirkebye surname expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kirkebye Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kirkebye earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 12.25% less than the national average, earning 303,690 kr per year and in United States they earn 9.18% less than the national average, earning $39,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kirkeby932,921/
Kirkbye931/
Kierckebye891/
Kirkebøe8816/
Kirkeboe884/
Kirkby866,178/
Kirakwebe822/
Kirkebø80171/
Kerkebe8029/
Kirkebo8023/
Karkebe801/
Kírkeby801/
Kirkbey801/
Kirkaby801/
Krikeby800/
Kirkeep800/
Kjerckebye781/
Kreikebe758/
Kerikebe751/
Kreïkebe751/
Kirkabee751/
Kjerkeby750/
Kerkeb712,276/
Kregbe71445/
Krikeb71300/
Kirkbi711/
Kirkbo711/
Karkeb711/
Kreikebbe711/
Krikby710/
Kerkby710/
Kerikeb67157/
Kreikeb6714/
Karkaby677/
Kreïkeb675/
Kerkeba674/
Korikeb674/
Kiryakweba672/
Karkebo672/
Kuregbe671/
Kyerkeb671/
Kregbeu671/
Kerekeb671/
Krykbay671/
Kerkebb671/
Kruckeb671/
Kerakeb671/

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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 Kirkebye
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