Lyby Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Norway

Lyby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Lyby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark651:86,8428,367
Norway631:81,62411,355
Libya91:693,7751,982
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Ukraine51:9,104,539300,808
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Lyby (16) may also be a first name.

Lyby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lyby is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of Lyby click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyby? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lyby is the 1,403,590th most frequently held family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. Lyby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Lyby live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in Scandinavia. Lyby is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly held first name worldwide It is held by 16 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 86,842. In Denmark Lyby is most numerous in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 51 percent are found, Central Denmark Region, where 32 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 9 percent are found. Aside from Denmark Lyby occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 41 percent are found and Libya, where 6 percent are found.

Lyby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lyby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Lyby last name fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Lyby Last Name Statistics demography

Lyby earn notably less less than the average income. In Norway they earn 18.13% less than the national average, earning 283,341 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lybyd8911/
Lybys894/
Leyby891/
Lybay891/
Lybych80171/
Lybohy8019/
Laybay802/
Laysby801/
Lyba751,197/
Liby75886/
Leby75369/
Lybe7530/
Lybi754/
Ljby751/
Leyba6711,113/
Leiby672,157/
Lisby671,167/
Layba67544/
Lieby67499/
Lyvyi67271/
Hlyba67208/
Lebyd67175/
Letby6795/
Leeby6737/
Leybe6726/
Luybe6717/
Åleby6716/
Laybe6715/
Lyvoy6711/
Leaby679/
Livyy679/
Libys678/
Laiby677/
Lybes676/
Lesby676/
Libyi676/
Laybi675/
Lybet675/
Leuby675/
Lybie674/
Libyh674/
Litby673/
Lioby673/
Luiby672/
Lybee671/
Layvy671/
Lyobe671/
Loybi671/
Lebyi671/
Lebyo671/
Lebys671/
Libyo671/
Hlybi671/
Leybi670/

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Lyby Reference & Research

Libby DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Libby FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Lyby
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