Skjelby Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Skjelby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Skjelby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway101:514,22941,629
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Skjelby Last Name Facts

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

Skjelby is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Skjelby? popularity and diffusion

Skjelby is the 5,587,209th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name Skjelby occurs mostly in Europe, where 83 percent of Skjelby live; 83 percent live in Northern Europe and 83 percent live in Scandinavia.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Norway, where it is carried by 10 people, or 1 in 514,229. In Norway Skjelby is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 100 percent live. Aside from Norway it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Oman, where 8 percent live and The United Arab Emirates, where 8 percent live.

Skjelby Last Name Statistics demography

Skjelby earn more than double the average income. In Norway they earn 193.63% more than the national average, earning 1,016,190 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Skelby920/
Skjelbo8652/
Sakelby860/
Skjollby806/
Skjelboe801/
Skolby7712/
Skelbo7711/
Skalby779/
Skilby770/
Sklb731/
Skelboe7112/
Skjelve715/
Skillby713/
Skulboy711/
Sakelba711/
Sklab67144/
Sklba6732/
Skielboe6725/
Sakeliba6721/
Sukelaba675/
Skjelver673/
Zkjlb671/
Skelp670/

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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 Skjelby
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