Vessby Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Vessby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Vessby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden441:223,79015,522
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Vessby Last Name Facts

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

The last name Vessby is found most frequently in Sweden. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Vessby? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,876,555th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The last name Vessby is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Vessby live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 98 percent live in Scandinavia.

It is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 223,790. In Sweden Vessby is most common in: Västra Götaland County, where 41 percent are found, Kalmar County, where 23 percent are found and Uppsala County, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Sweden it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Vessba831/
Veby808/
Wesby73857/
Vejby73318/
Visby73316/
Veiby73279/
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Vexby7313/
Vesba7310/
Fesby737/
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Vehby734/
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Veboy732/
Vesbi731/
Vesbe731/
Vosby731/
Vebay730/
Feasby67601/
Viesba67196/
Huesby6756/
Besbay6755/
Wesbey6750/
Vetboy6729/
Weasby6728/
Weisby6722/
Vesbit6715/
Wassby6711/
Viebey6710/
Vågeby678/
Vesber677/
Vesves677/
Beesby674/
Vebych674/
Fossby672/
Vejbay672/
Vebhey672/
Biesby672/
Vesbet672/
Vebhiy671/
Faesby671/
Betsby671/
Vesbha671/
Veaswy671/
Vebhay671/
Veixby671/
Wessbe671/
Wessbi671/
Wiesby670/
Vosbey670/
Wesbay670/
Beusby670/
Weshby670/
Beasby670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Vessby
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