Moesby Surname

1,210,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 194 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Moesby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Moesby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark1671:33,8013,490
Sweden141:703,34052,204
England81:6,964,757184,742
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Moesby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Moesby occurs in Denmark more than any other country/territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moesby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,210,518th most frequently held last name on earth, held by around 1 in 37,564,670 people. Moesby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 98 percent of Moesby reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 93 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly held in Denmark, where it is held by 167 people, or 1 in 33,801. In Denmark Moesby is mostly found in: Central Denmark Region, where 42 percent are found, Region Zealand, where 24 percent are found and Capital Region of Denmark, where 22 percent are found. Excluding Denmark this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Sweden, where 7 percent are found and England, where 4 percent are found.

Moesby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Moesby has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Moesby last name grew 267 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 70 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Moesbey920/
Mosby9110,685/
Mesby911/
Moeby910/
Mosbey83519/
Mesbyh8316/
Moheby8314/
Mossby836/
Mosboy835/
Mosbay830/
Mosbuy830/
Mousby830/
Moebey830/
Maesby830/
Mesbahy77240/
Mauesby7713/
Meshbey773/
Moesbes772/
D'Mosby771/
Mousboy771/
Meesbuy771/
Mosbi7347/
Moebi7340/
Masby7327/
Maeby7326/
Mosba7314/
Moebe734/
Mosbe734/
Mesbi731/
Mesbe731/
Musby731/
Mohebi672,388/
Mosbei67742/
Mosbeh67571/
Moebes67318/
Mesbih67158/
Mousbe67100/
Mousbé6782/
Mehsbi6773/
Moebis6772/
Mesbeh6738/
Mohebe6735/
Mousba6729/
Masboy6720/
Masbyh6716/
Mosbeu6714/
Mosbie6711/
Masbey676/
Mohiby676/
Mashby675/
Mesbai674/
Musbay674/
Mesbhi672/
Mosbee672/
Moebai672/
Moeybi672/
Masbay672/
Mosbai671/
Musbyi671/
Moehbi671/
Mosbaj671/
Mosboi671/
Maebay671/
Moebio671/
Mosbha671/
Meisba671/
Mousbi671/
Mosbih671/
Maisby670/
Mushby670/
Mausby670/
Moevoy670/

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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
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  • 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 Moesby
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