Lerby Surname

2,506,728th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 59 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lerby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lerby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden191:518,25037,550
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Denmark91:627,19136,734
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States191:2,643,089124,494

Lerby (285) may also be a first name.

Lerby Last Name Facts

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

Lerby is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lerby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lerby is the 2,506,728th most frequent surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. The surname Lerby is predominantly found in Europe, where 63 percent of Lerby reside; 51 percent reside in Northern Europe and 51 percent reside in Scandinavia. It is also the 524,196th most common forename worldwide It is held by 285 people.

The surname Lerby is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 518,250. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 53 percent are found, Halland County, where 21 percent are found and Skåne County, where 21 percent are found. Outside of Sweden this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Denmark, where 15 percent are found.

Lerby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lerby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lerby surname decreased 42 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lerby Last Name Statistics demography

Lerby earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 56.45% less than the national average, earning $18,792 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lerbey91109/
Learby910/
Leerby910/
Leerbay831/
Larby80831/
Lervy8019/
Lerba808/
Lorby804/
Lerbe802/
Lärby801/
Lirby801/
Larbey73617/
Lerway7397/
Lerbet7367/
Lherbe7342/
Lairby739/
Lerbaa738/
Lerbes735/
Lerber734/
Lervey734/
Laarby733/
Lyreby733/
Lerbee731/
Lerbed731/
Larbay731/
Laerbi731/
Lerbai731/
L'Arby731/
Lervys730/
Leervy730/
Lorbey730/
Lherbet67104/
Lerbech6733/
Llerbes671/
Leeruey671/
Learber670/

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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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  • 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 Lerby
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