Kjelby Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Kjelby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kjelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1141:45,1086,444
United States151:24,163,929685,360

Kjelby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjelby occurs most in Norway. It may be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjelby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most frequent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. The last name Kjelby occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kjelby are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widely held in Norway, where it is carried by 114 people, or 1 in 45,108. In Norway it is mostly found in: Western Norway, where 91 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 6 percent are found and Northern Norway, where 2 percent are found. Beside Norway Kjelby occurs in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 12 percent are found.

Kjelby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kjelby earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 2.92% more than the national average, earning 356,188 kr per year and in United States they earn 51.05% more than the national average, earning $65,175 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjellby9246/
Kjølby83423/
Kielbay771/
Kjellber711/
Kielba6790/
Gjälby6713/
Gjølby674/
Kjellvi625/
Kjelvei625/
Kızılbay57395/
Kızılbey5764/
Kjellver577/
Kielbich575/
Kielbaja571/
Keijelwa571/
Kyelwe5027/
Kiełba506/
Kielwa504/

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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 Kjelby
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