Pellby Surname

3,882,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Pellby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Pellby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden241:410,28229,154
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080

Pellby Last Name Facts

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

Pellby is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Pellby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,882,373rd most commonly used family name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 280,290,228 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 96 percent of Pellby reside; 96 percent reside in Northern Europe and 92 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 410,282. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 58 percent reside, Halland County, where 13 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Sweden this last name exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 4 percent reside and England, where 4 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Pelby9129/
Pillboy771/
Pelba7354/
Pilby7316/
Pelbe7316/
Pleby732/
Pelbi732/
Pellue6737/
Plebey673/
Pelber672/
Pilbay671/
Plebay671/
Pilboy670/
Pelway670/
Pillbe670/

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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
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  • 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 Pellby
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