Sameby Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Sameby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sameby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden171:579,22142,433
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sameby Last Name Facts

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

Sameby is most common in Sweden. It can be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Sameby.

How Common Is The Last Name Sameby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Sameby are found; 94 percent are found in Northern Europe and 94 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Sameby is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden it is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 71 percent live, Västerbotten County, where 24 percent live and Skåne County, where 6 percent live. Other than Sweden Sameby exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 6 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Samebytt861/
Sameba838/
Samebe837/
Someby830/
Sameway7729/
Samiboy7726/
Siameba774/
Someboy771/
Somebay771/
Shameba771/
Sameeba771/
Sammyboy7124/
Jamesboy7115/
Siameeba716/
Samajuey711/
Jamesbey711/
Sameebai711/
Samabi67879/
Samabe6794/
Samewa6741/
Samyva676/
Someba676/
Samiba675/
Samobi673/
Zamebe672/
Samibi672/
Samevi672/
Samobe672/
Semebe671/
Samiwe671/
Shamieyva671/
Comeby670/

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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 Sameby
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