Pelby Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Pelby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Pelby 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
Denmark251:225,78917,947
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Pelby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Pelby is most common in Denmark. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pelby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Pelby is the 3,665,662nd most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 97 percent of Pelby reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequent in Denmark, where it is carried by 25 people, or 1 in 225,789. In Denmark it is mostly found in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 96 percent live and Region Zealand, where 4 percent live. Besides Denmark this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Sweden, where 10 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

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
Pellby9126/
Pelba8054/
Pelbe8016/
Pilby8016/
Pelbi802/
Pleby802/
Plebey733/
Pelber732/
Plebay731/
Pilbay731/
Pelway730/
Pilboy730/
Pelbois6788/
Peeluay674/
Pelyuha672/
Pelbich671/
Plbi671/
Pillboy671/
Pelbett670/
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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 Pelby
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