Nelby Surname
Approximately 20 people bear this surname
Nelby Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Denmark | 15 | 1:376,314 | 25,792 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 7 | 1:7,174,098 | 302,835 |
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
The surname Nelby is found most in Denmark. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Nelby? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,427,875th most frequently used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 364,377,296 people. The surname Nelby is predominantly 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 numerous given name globally, borne by 446 people.
The last name Nelby is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 376,314. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 67 percent are found and Region of Southern Denmark, where 33 percent are found. Outside of Denmark this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Sweden, where 15 percent are found and England, where 5 percent are found.
Nelby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Nelby has changed over time. In The United States it contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.
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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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