Soleby Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Soleby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Soleby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Soleby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Soleby is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Soleby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 4,772,636th most prevalent family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 428,679,172 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Soleby are found; 88 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 820,563. In Sweden Soleby is primarily concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 42 percent live, Östergötland County, where 25 percent live and Södermanland County, where 17 percent live. Barring Sweden Soleby is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 18 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Solesby92115/
Solebyo921/
Soleybay861/
Solesbey860/
Soulesby860/
Coleby831,093/
Soleba8375/
Säleby8328/
Joleby8322/
Soloby8314/
Saleby838/
Solebi836/
Seleby833/
Saleeby771,166/
Solobay77166/
Sheleby7756/
Soleibe7741/
Soleway7733/
Solivey7724/
Selebay7723/
Solebio7719/
Soleibi7712/
Soulebe7711/
Solevoy776/
Salleby775/
Soloboy774/
Salebay773/
Solebee772/
Solobey772/
Selebiy771/
Salesby771/
Solibay771/
Solebeh771/
Soliboy771/
Soleboa771/
Solibyo771/
Solesbee71846/
Saulebay71110/
Shelleby7176/
Saleebey7117/
Solevych7115/
Souleywa7112/
Souleybi717/
Solehuey713/
Souleibi712/
Sheeleby711/
Soollevy711/
Solibaya711/
Saleebyh711/
Selebi67968/
Saliby67908/
Solabe67623/
Solabi67514/
Soliba67277/
Selebe67227/
Zoleba67177/
Saleba67153/
Solive67105/
Salebe6749/
Salebi6733/
Seliby6722/
Solibi6718/
Sulebi6717/
Solobe6717/
Salaby6712/
Solewe6711/
Solyba6710/
Soliwe679/
Solibe678/
Solobi676/
Solewa675/
Jaleby674/
Caleby674/
Soulevych673/
Selaby673/
Salehbhoy673/
Sulebe673/
Solevi672/
Seloby671/
Suliby671/
Colleybey671/
Jäleby671/
Zolebi671/
Solivy671/
Suleba671/
Chosleboy670/

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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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  • 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 Soleby
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