Kjølbye Surname

2,580,327th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 56 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Kjølbye Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Kjølbye Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark551:102,6319,658
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Kjølbye Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjølbye is more frequently found in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kjølbye click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjølbye? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kjølbye is the 2,580,327th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 130,134,748 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Kjølbye live; 98 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most numerous in Denmark, where it is carried by 55 people, or 1 in 102,631. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 58 percent live, North Denmark Region, where 16 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 9 percent live. Excluding Denmark it occurs in one country. It is also found in Belgium, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjøelbye931/
Kjelbye8613/
Kjölbye869/
Kjælbye861/
Klebey624/
Klebea622/
Keilbey5730/
Khelbey571/
Ketelbey5317/
Kaylebay5313/

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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 Kjølbye
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