Family name Kirkeby (Kirkeby 
, קירקבי 
) , around the world, is quite a rare surname. The last name Kirkeby is habitual in Denmark, where it is quite a common surname, Norway, where it is quite a rare surname, and New Zealand, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Denmark, Norway, and the United States.
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| Kirkeby | Norway, United States, Canada, Denmark, New Zealand |
| קירקבי | Israel |
| s. t. kirkeby American politician, US (b. 1866) |
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willy arvid kirkeby Norwegian philologist, NO (b. 1927) |
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| betty kirkeby Danish actress (1882-1935) (b. 1882) |
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| ed kirkeby American musician, US (b. 1891) |
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ole fogh kirkeby Danish philosopher (b. 1947) |
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| arnold kirkeby American hotelier, art collector and real estate investor, US (b. 1901) |
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| arne otto kirkeby Norwegian orienteer (b. 1915) |
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| birger kirkeby Norwegian local historian, NO (b. 1923) |
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| odd kirkeby Norwegian politician (1923-2009) (b. 1923) |
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| gulborg kirkeby Norwegian bowler (b. 1928) |
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| paula kirkeby American printmaker and gallery owner, Smith-Andersen Gallery and Smith Andersen Editions (1934-2016), US (b. 1934) |
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| per kirkeby Danish artist (1938-2018), DK (b. 1938) |
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| john kirkeby badminton player (b. 1949) |
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| mark kirkeby American politician, US (b. 1960) |
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| ingunn rise kirkeby Norwegian handball player (b. 1961) |
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