Peebody Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Peebody Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Peebody Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Peebody Last Name Facts

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

The last name Peebody is held by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Peebody.

How Common Is The Last Name Peebody? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,193,072nd most frequent surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 40 percent of Peebody reside; 40 percent reside in West Africa and 40 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

The last name Peebody is most frequently held in Liberia, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 2,204,268. In Liberia Peebody is primarily found in: Grand Bassa County, where 50 percent live and Montserrado County, where 50 percent live. Other than Liberia Peebody occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 40 percent live and England, where 20 percent live.

Peebody Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Peebody has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Peeboddy930/
Pebody92103/
Peabody868,374/
Peboddy860/
Paebody860/
Peabodey801/
Peaboddy800/
Pabody7764/
Pebady771/
Paybody7187/
Peabady712/
Phaboudy671/
Peabodie670/
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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 Peebody
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