Skanby Surname

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

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Skanby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skanby Surname Distribution Map

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

Skanby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Skanby is found in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Skanby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,649,889th most frequently held family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. Skanby occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Skanby reside; 94 percent reside in Northern Europe and 94 percent reside in Scandinavia.

Skanby is most widespread in Sweden, where it is carried by 17 people, or 1 in 579,221. In Sweden Skanby is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Sweden this last name exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skamby831/
Skhanbi771/
Skambi67156/
Skamba6719/
Scamby6712/
Shkambi62525/
Sconboy629/
Skambis629/
Skambio627/
Skambet622/
Skonber620/
Shkambaj5739/
Skasimbe579/
Shkambui571/
Skhomboy571/
Skhasimbe5318/
Skaahanui531/
Scambi5060/
Skomba5036/
Skombe506/
Scamba502/
Skamwe501/
Skonui501/

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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
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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 Skanby
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