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

Lyby is found most in Denmark. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Lyby? popularity and diffusion

Lyby is the 1,403,590th most prevalent family name internationally, held by around 1 in 47,016,425 people. The surname Lyby is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Lyby are found; 85 percent are found in Northern Europe and 85 percent are found in Scandinavia. Lyby is also the 2,786,762nd most prevalent forename internationally. It is borne by 16 people.

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

Lyby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Lyby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Lyby surname declined 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
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis