Medby Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Medby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Medby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1291:39,8635,673
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Medby Last Name Facts

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

Medby occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Medby? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,281,391st most commonly used family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Medby are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 76 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most common in Norway, where it is held by 129 people, or 1 in 39,863. In Norway it is most common in: Northern Norway, where 32 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 29 percent are found and Western Norway, where 25 percent are found. Not including Norway this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent are found and Sweden, where 4 percent are found.

Medby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Medby has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Medby surname rose 2,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Medby Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Medby surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

The amount Medby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 1.87% more than the national average, earning 352,565 kr per year; in United States they earn 55.12% more than the national average, earning $66,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.76% more than the national average, earning $53,537 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Meedby9123/
Medbuy910/
Medbey910/
Medbaya831/
Midby8073/
Medbe8037/
Medba805/
Madby800/
Medway731,808/
Medvyd73179/
Medbai73145/
Medvey7393/
Medbøe7324/
Mhedbi7317/
Medhbi734/
Medbed734/
Medber732/
Medbaj732/
Medvyt731/
Madboy731/
Majdby731/
Meudbe731/
Medwey731/
Medbhi731/
Midbey731/
Midbay731/
Medbha731/
Meadway67205/
Mhedhbi67116/
M'Hedbi671/
Meddber671/
Meedway670/

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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 Medby
  • 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