Visby Surname

860,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Visby Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Visby Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark2511:22,4892,289
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Germany41:20,126,365436,245

Visby Last Name Facts

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

The surname Visby is borne by more people in Denmark than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Visby.

How Common Is The Last Name Visby? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 860,770th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 23,061,854 people. The last name Visby is predominantly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Visby reside; 83 percent reside in Northern Europe and 83 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The surname is most frequently used in Denmark, where it is carried by 251 people, or 1 in 22,489. In Denmark it is mostly concentrated in: Capital Region of Denmark, where 29 percent live, North Denmark Region, where 24 percent live and Region of Southern Denmark, where 19 percent live. Excluding Denmark this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 14 percent live and Thailand, where 2 percent live.

Visby Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Visby earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 286.67% more than the national average, earning 1,338,200 kr per year and in United States they earn 8.84% more than the national average, earning $46,962 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Viby89105/
Wisby801,208/
Bisby801,160/
Veiby80279/
Visbe80110/
Vibey808/
Vieby804/
Fisby804/
Vibay803/
Vixby802/
Wisbey731,816/
Bisbey73298/
Whisby73266/
Viesba73196/
Vessby7346/
Weisby7322/
Viebey7310/
Hvitby736/
Biszby735/
Vaiboy734/
Vibhay732/
Biesby732/
Bisxby731/
Wisbay731/
Visber731/
Veixby731/
Vaibhy731/
Visbai731/
Visbha731/
Vishvy731/
Wisbuy731/
Bidsby731/
Faisby730/
Baisby730/
Fitsby730/
Fishby730/
Wiesby730/
Foisby730/
Phisby730/
Fisbey730/
Vibe672,256/
Vibi671,261/
Biby671,073/
Viba67329/
Vivy6757/
Vishway6738/
Visbech6731/
Vaisbih6712/
Veby678/
Vaisbuj677/
Vishvay677/
Bishbay674/
Vaibhay674/
Vishvey674/
Weisboy671/
Vibj671/
Uiby671/
Vaiswys671/
Visbett670/
Fishbay670/
Wiby670/
Whisbey670/

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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 Visby
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