Parsby Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Parsby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Parsby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770

The alternate forms: Pärsby (9) are calculated separately.

Parsby Last Name Facts

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

Parsby is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant: Pärsby. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Parsby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Parsby is the 5,587,209th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. Parsby occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Parsby are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 92 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 1,406,680. In Sweden Parsby is mostly concentrated in: Uppsala County, where 71 percent are found, Östergötland County, where 14 percent are found and Skåne County, where 14 percent are found. Apart from Sweden this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Denmark, where 33 percent are found and England, where 8 percent are found.

Parsby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Parsby has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Parsby last name fell 89 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Parsby Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Parsby last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pärsby949/
Parsbey9234/
Parshby921/
Porsby8361/
Persby8336/
Parsbe831/
Parshbi773/
Parshvy771/
Parswa6731/
Parsva677/
Parswi671/
Parsue670/
Poursba6225/
Parsvee6222/
Perzboy624/
Parshva624/
Parsuit621/
Parhzba621/
Parsuee621/
Parshwa621/
Parschuer533/
Porsvi508/
Parcue502/
Porsue500/

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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 Parsby
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