Meilby Surname
Approximately 86 people bear this surname
Meilby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 79 | 1:71,452 | 7,101 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Meilby Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Meilby Come From? nationality or country of origin
Meilby is found in Denmark more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Meilby click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Meilby? popularity and diffusion
The last name Meilby is the 2,020,555th most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 84,738,906 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Meilby live; 97 percent live in Northern Europe and 97 percent live in Scandinavia.
Meilby is most widespread 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. Other than Denmark this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 3 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.
Meilby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Meilby has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Meilby surname decreased 60 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mejlby | 83 | 161 | / |
| Meelby | 83 | 98 | / |
| Mielby | 83 | 31 | / |
| Moelby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Mailby | 83 | 1 | / |
| Maelby | 83 | 0 | / |
| Melleby | 77 | 304 | / |
| Mailboy | 77 | 13 | / |
| Møgelby | 77 | 10 | / |
| MacElby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Milleby | 77 | 1 | / |
| Malby | 73 | 542 | / |
| Melvy | 73 | 13 | / |
| Milvy | 73 | 6 | / |
| Mailbi | 67 | 78 | / |
| Melvey | 67 | 72 | / |
| Malbay | 67 | 32 | / |
| Milvoy | 67 | 31 | / |
| Meilvi | 67 | 27 | / |
| Milvay | 67 | 10 | / |
| Matlby | 67 | 7 | / |
| Malbiy | 67 | 5 | / |
| Malbey | 67 | 4 | / |
| Mailba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Moelbe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moulby | 67 | 1 | / |
| Melvoy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Moelbi | 67 | 0 | / |
| Maulby | 67 | 0 | / |
| Milvey | 67 | 0 | / |
| Mallby | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Meilby
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