Nelby Surname

4,427,875th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Nelby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Nelby (446) may also be a first name.

Nelby Last Name Facts

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

Nelby is more commonly found in Denmark than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Nelby.

How Common Is The Last Name Nelby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,427,875th most commonly held family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 364,377,296 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 95 percent of Nelby are found; 95 percent are found in Northern Europe and 90 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 405,761st most widespread first name at a global level, held by 446 people.

The surname Nelby is most prevalent in Denmark, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 376,314. In Denmark it is primarily found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 67 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 33 percent reside. Excluding Denmark Nelby is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 15 percent reside and England, where 5 percent reside.

Nelby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Nelby has changed through the years. In The United States it contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Neulby910/
Nålby8026/
Nelba807/
Nelbi803/
Nilby801/
Nelbe801/
Neelbaya771/
Nelway7328/
Nielba7317/
Nelber737/
Nelbai732/
Nlbaya731/
Nelbis731/
Nielbe731/
N'Elba731/
Nelbett674/
Nellber672/
Nlbe671/
Nlvy671/
Ngnelbi671/
Nelbich671/
Nelbije671/

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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 Nelby
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