Meilby Surname

2,020,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 86 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Meilby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Meilby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark791:71,4527,101
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Meilby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Meilby is held by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Meilby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Meilby is the 2,020,555th most frequently held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 84,738,906 people. The surname Meilby is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Meilby live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently held in Denmark, where it is carried by 79 people, or 1 in 71,452. In Denmark Meilby is primarily found in: Central Denmark Region, where 37 percent are found, Capital Region of Denmark, where 34 percent are found and Region Zealand, where 15 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Norway, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Meilby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Meilby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meilby last name decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Mejlby83161/
Meelby8398/
Mielby8331/
Moelby831/
Mailby831/
Maelby830/
Melleby77304/
Mailboy7713/
Møgelby7710/
MacElby771/
Milleby771/
Malby73542/
Melvy7313/
Milvy736/
Mailbi6778/
Melvey6772/
Malbay6732/
Milvoy6731/
Meilvi6727/
Milvay6710/
Matlby677/
Malbiy675/
Malbey674/
Mailba672/
Moelbe671/
Moulby671/
Melvoy671/
Moelbi670/
Maulby670/
Milvey670/
Mallby670/

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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 Meilby
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