Rilby Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Rilby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Rilby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Rilby (21) may also be a first name.

Rilby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Rilby is most common in Sweden. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Rilby? popularity and diffusion

The last name Rilby is the 4,206,983rd most commonly used last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Rilby live; 91 percent live in Northern Europe and 77 percent live in Scandinavia. Rilby is also the 2,368,944th most widely held first name on earth, borne by 21 people.

The last name Rilby is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 14 people, or 1 in 703,340. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Västra Götaland County, where 57 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 36 percent reside and Halland County, where 7 percent reside. Other than Sweden this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 14 percent reside and England, where 9 percent reside.

Rilby Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Rilby has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Rilby last name decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Rielby911/
Rilbe809/
Rilba805/
Rølby802/
Relby801/
Rzlby801/
Hrlby801/
Rilwy801/
Rilbi801/
Rällby732/
Rilber731/
Rlbe672/
Rlvy671/
Rilwa6012/
Relbe607/
Relba602/
Rlebe602/
Relbi601/
Rilui601/
Riluoa551/
Relwey550/
Rillver5015/
Rilouhe501/

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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 Rilby
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