Berg Surname

2,770th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 201,618 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Berg Surname Definition:

(Ger.) Hill, Mountain [Middle High German O.H.Ger. berg]

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Berg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States69,1651:5,240595
Germany48,7031:1,653138
Sweden20,6121:47828
Norway20,4551:25114
Netherlands6,5731:2,569181
Canada5,8131:6,338935
Denmark4,5341:1,24573
Russia3,8051:37,8775,134
Finland2,4211:2,270351
Australia2,1231:12,7161,843
France1,8961:35,0334,262
Brazil1,7651:121,2894,586
Iran1,3021:58,9736,363
Poland1,2811:29,6714,528
England1,2331:45,1895,692
South Africa1,2241:44,2635,646
Argentina9861:43,3503,653
Luxembourg6831:85069
Kazakhstan6151:28,7524,004
Thailand6141:115,04616,989
Estonia4641:2,849187
Austria4171:20,4213,175
Switzerland3851:21,3323,407
New Zealand3301:13,7222,387
Belgium2861:40,1986,567
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Spain2591:180,51012,735
Afghanistan2551:126,0912,942
Faroe Islands2221:22136
Dominican Republic2161:48,3012,508
Mexico2071:599,6449,942
Hungary2061:47,6525,093
Belarus1711:55,5629,443
Scotland1451:36,9233,561
Czechia1411:75,41512,659
Chile1341:131,4664,661
Latvia1281:16,0162,380
Singapore1201:45,8981,743
Portugal941:110,8325,195
Italy771:794,24363,344
Aruba741:1,398191
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Wales711:43,5854,199
Iraq631:555,8998,855
Japan581:2,204,21228,969
Turkey521:1,496,56658,441
India511:15,040,498247,985
Iceland471:8,087835
Taiwan431:545,2274,074
Greece421:263,80539,714
Kyrgyzstan391:153,14516,426
Ireland371:127,2696,194
Romania321:627,43344,366
Philippines311:3,265,749145,701
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Guam291:5,521755
Israel281:305,63026,425
Pakistan281:6,380,13937,476
United States Virgin Islands251:4,415699
Malta241:17,9281,021
Greenland211:2,685297
Jamaica191:151,0505,132
Suriname191:29,0855,642
China181:75,962,3094,162
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
Peru171:1,869,65424,503
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
Ecuador121:1,325,48716,904
Namibia121:200,7839,838
Bulgaria111:634,44625,919
Hong Kong101:733,5483,685
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Lithuania91:337,17616,710
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Panama91:434,6958,518
Uzbekistan91:3,436,57132,268
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Slovenia81:310,95916,987
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Colombia71:6,824,86722,056
Moldova71:508,76732,975
Lebanon61:939,51416,645
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Armenia51:586,03610,281
Costa Rica51:956,0146,058
Cuba51:2,304,5438,951
Guatemala51:3,216,5347,141
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
South Korea51:10,248,0511,694
Tunisia51:122,12516,050
Vietnam51:18,529,2113,282
Botswana41:546,73222,624
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
French Polynesia41:70,2014,444
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Bahamas31:130,5841,472
Cook Islands31:6,0601,122
Monaco31:12,3552,088
Paraguay31:2,412,24913,111
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Georgia21:1,872,77235,618
Kosovo21:930,93412,188
Puerto Rico21:1,775,0706,602
Serbia21:3,572,47432,645
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Andorra11:83,8382,381
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Montenegro11:639,5659,092
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2121:114,97811,150
Scotland111:340,29210,329
Wales31:522,80514,314
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,1721:9,7101,239

Berg (3,576) may also be a first name.

Berg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Ger.) Hill, Mountain [Middle High German O.H.Ger. berg]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Norwegian, Swedish, Danish) Dweller near the hill or mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

(D. and G.), Hill, Mount. van Bergen, (Dutch/Flemish), of Bergen or Mons; i. e., Hills. Bergendahl, Hill and valley.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

User-submitted Reference

Berg: German or Dutch: topographic name for someone who lived on or by a hill or mountain, from Middle High German berc. EG This name is widespread throughout central and eastern Europe. Scandinavian: habitational name for someone who lived at a farmstead named with Old Norse bjarg 'mountain', 'hill'.

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Berg is a Germanic topographical surname that means 'mountain' in languages like German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, etc.

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Berg Last Name Facts

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

Berg (Hindi: बर्ग, Russian: Берг) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Berg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,770th most common family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 36,145 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 56 percent of Berg are found; 34 percent are found in North America and 33 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Berg is also the 118,403rd most widely held first name on earth, held by 3,576 people.

It is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 69,165 people, or 1 in 5,240. In The United States Berg is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 12 percent live, Wisconsin, where 7 percent live and Illinois, where 6 percent live. Beside The United States Berg is found in 144 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 24 percent live and Sweden, where 10 percent live.

Berg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Berg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berg last name grew 1,337 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 582 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 1,318 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it grew 2,367 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Orthodox (85%) in Russia, Orthodox (88%) in Belarus, Orthodox (83%) in Kazakhstan, Jewish (100%) in Lebanon and Orthodox (70%) in Ukraine.

In The United States those holding the Berg surname are 35.85% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 89.08% being registered with the party.

The amount Berg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 0.36% more than the national average, earning 347,311 kr per year; in Peru they earn 135.44% more than the national average, earning S/. 45,641 per year; in South Africa they earn 40.75% more than the national average, earning R 334,464 per year; in Colombia they earn 43.2% less than the national average, earning $12,893,900 COP per year; in United States they earn 9.2% more than the national average, earning $47,118 USD per year and in Canada they earn 2.59% more than the national average, earning $50,968 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Åberg8911,036/
Bergh8910,728/
Bergs895,819/
Baerg891,455/
Bergt89955/
Bergk89735/
Øberg89255/
Bearg89140/
Bierg8947/
Bergg8946/
Bergø8936/
Beurg8932/
Boerg8916/
Bergå8915/
Æberg897/
Beerg895/
Hberg893/
Bergz893/
Berrg891/
Bergue801,097/
Håberg80181/
Høberg8053/
Bergås8046/
Åbergh8040/
Åhberg8012/
Bejreg809/
Bergkh808/
Bergke806/
Bergsø802/
Berggs801/
Beargh801/
Beergh801/
Berrgh800/
Borg7553,110/
Berk7529,234/
Burg7515,828/
Barg755,369/
Berc75554/
Berx75475/
Birg75359/
Verg75182/
Bürg75151/
Bärg7589/
Werg7576/
Börg7529/
Berq7512/
Byrg750/
Bergsch73168/
Bergová73163/
Bergova7374/
Bergsås7321/
Berke6717,219/
Bourg678,069/
Bargh671,498/
Berck671,052/
Burgh67785/
Borgh67753/
Bairg67234/
Berkh67229/
Bercq67120/
Bercx67112/
Bierk6784/
Vergs6780/
Bharg6757/
Bierc6746/
Behrk6742/
Werzg6740/
Berkx6739/
Beurq6737/
Vierg6732/
Borgå6722/
Åborg6721/
Birgs6715/
Birgh6714/
Bärgh6712/
Vergt6710/
Vergh679/
Boorg676/
Borgø676/
Wergs674/
Beark674/
Wergh674/
Burgì674/
Bercs674/
Borgg672/
Bargg672/
Baerk672/
Barrg672/
Berķe672/
Berkő672/
Bjærg672/
Biorg672/
Byrgh671/
Beirk671/
Bhorg671/
Wergz671/
Beurk671/
Berrk671/
Berqh671/
Uergh671/
Berqu671/
Veerg671/
Bürgő671/
Borrg671/
Wuerg671/
Beerq671/
Behrc671/
Boerk670/
Beirc670/
Borgk670/

Berg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berg in the Hindi language
बर्गbarga80
वर्गvarga20
Berg in the Russian language
Бергberg-

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Berg Reference & Research

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