Berg Surname
Approximately 201,618 people bear this surname
Berg Surname Definition:
(Ger.) Hill, Mountain [Middle High German O.H.Ger. berg]
Read More About This SurnameBerg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 69,165 | 1:5,240 | 595 |
| Germany | 48,703 | 1:1,653 | 138 |
| Sweden | 20,612 | 1:478 | 28 |
| Norway | 20,455 | 1:251 | 14 |
| Netherlands | 6,573 | 1:2,569 | 181 |
| Canada | 5,813 | 1:6,338 | 935 |
| Denmark | 4,534 | 1:1,245 | 73 |
| Russia | 3,805 | 1:37,877 | 5,134 |
| Finland | 2,421 | 1:2,270 | 351 |
| Australia | 2,123 | 1:12,716 | 1,843 |
| France | 1,896 | 1:35,033 | 4,262 |
| Brazil | 1,765 | 1:121,289 | 4,586 |
| Iran | 1,302 | 1:58,973 | 6,363 |
| Poland | 1,281 | 1:29,671 | 4,528 |
| England | 1,233 | 1:45,189 | 5,692 |
| South Africa | 1,224 | 1:44,263 | 5,646 |
| Argentina | 986 | 1:43,350 | 3,653 |
| Luxembourg | 683 | 1:850 | 69 |
| Kazakhstan | 615 | 1:28,752 | 4,004 |
| Thailand | 614 | 1:115,046 | 16,989 |
| Estonia | 464 | 1:2,849 | 187 |
| Austria | 417 | 1:20,421 | 3,175 |
| Switzerland | 385 | 1:21,332 | 3,407 |
| New Zealand | 330 | 1:13,722 | 2,387 |
| Belgium | 286 | 1:40,198 | 6,567 |
| Egypt | 275 | 1:334,312 | 21,412 |
| Spain | 259 | 1:180,510 | 12,735 |
| Afghanistan | 255 | 1:126,091 | 2,942 |
| Faroe Islands | 222 | 1:221 | 36 |
| Dominican Republic | 216 | 1:48,301 | 2,508 |
| Mexico | 207 | 1:599,644 | 9,942 |
| Hungary | 206 | 1:47,652 | 5,093 |
| Belarus | 171 | 1:55,562 | 9,443 |
| Scotland | 145 | 1:36,923 | 3,561 |
| Czechia | 141 | 1:75,415 | 12,659 |
| Chile | 134 | 1:131,466 | 4,661 |
| Latvia | 128 | 1:16,016 | 2,380 |
| Singapore | 120 | 1:45,898 | 1,743 |
| Portugal | 94 | 1:110,832 | 5,195 |
| Italy | 77 | 1:794,243 | 63,344 |
| Aruba | 74 | 1:1,398 | 191 |
| Bahrain | 73 | 1:18,474 | 3,432 |
| Wales | 71 | 1:43,585 | 4,199 |
| Iraq | 63 | 1:555,899 | 8,855 |
| Japan | 58 | 1:2,204,212 | 28,969 |
| Turkey | 52 | 1:1,496,566 | 58,441 |
| India | 51 | 1:15,040,498 | 247,985 |
| Iceland | 47 | 1:8,087 | 835 |
| Taiwan | 43 | 1:545,227 | 4,074 |
| Greece | 42 | 1:263,805 | 39,714 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 39 | 1:153,145 | 16,426 |
| Ireland | 37 | 1:127,269 | 6,194 |
| Romania | 32 | 1:627,433 | 44,366 |
| Philippines | 31 | 1:3,265,749 | 145,701 |
| Indonesia | 30 | 1:4,408,306 | 217,989 |
| Guam | 29 | 1:5,521 | 755 |
| Israel | 28 | 1:305,630 | 26,425 |
| Pakistan | 28 | 1:6,380,139 | 37,476 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 25 | 1:4,415 | 699 |
| Malta | 24 | 1:17,928 | 1,021 |
| Greenland | 21 | 1:2,685 | 297 |
| Jamaica | 19 | 1:151,050 | 5,132 |
| Suriname | 19 | 1:29,085 | 5,642 |
| China | 18 | 1:75,962,309 | 4,162 |
| Papua New Guinea | 17 | 1:479,630 | 60,627 |
| Peru | 17 | 1:1,869,654 | 24,503 |
| Malaysia | 15 | 1:1,966,282 | 78,777 |
| Ecuador | 12 | 1:1,325,487 | 16,904 |
| Namibia | 12 | 1:200,783 | 9,838 |
| Bulgaria | 11 | 1:634,446 | 25,919 |
| Hong Kong | 10 | 1:733,548 | 3,685 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Lithuania | 9 | 1:337,176 | 16,710 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Panama | 9 | 1:434,695 | 8,518 |
| Uzbekistan | 9 | 1:3,436,571 | 32,268 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Slovenia | 8 | 1:310,959 | 16,987 |
| United Arab Emirates | 8 | 1:1,145,284 | 40,289 |
| Colombia | 7 | 1:6,824,867 | 22,056 |
| Moldova | 7 | 1:508,767 | 32,975 |
| Lebanon | 6 | 1:939,514 | 16,645 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Northern Ireland | 5 | 1:369,007 | 15,220 |
| Armenia | 5 | 1:586,036 | 10,281 |
| Costa Rica | 5 | 1:956,014 | 6,058 |
| Cuba | 5 | 1:2,304,543 | 8,951 |
| Guatemala | 5 | 1:3,216,534 | 7,141 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| South Korea | 5 | 1:10,248,051 | 1,694 |
| Tunisia | 5 | 1:122,125 | 16,050 |
| Vietnam | 5 | 1:18,529,211 | 3,282 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Ethiopia | 4 | 1:24,386,566 | 19,165 |
| French Polynesia | 4 | 1:70,201 | 4,444 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Madagascar | 4 | 1:5,912,459 | 5,394 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Bahamas | 3 | 1:130,584 | 1,472 |
| Cook Islands | 3 | 1:6,060 | 1,122 |
| Monaco | 3 | 1:12,355 | 2,088 |
| Paraguay | 3 | 1:2,412,249 | 13,111 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| Burkina Faso | 2 | 1:9,176,050 | 23,741 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Kosovo | 2 | 1:930,934 | 12,188 |
| Puerto Rico | 2 | 1:1,775,070 | 6,602 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1:3,572,474 | 32,645 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Andorra | 1 | 1:83,838 | 2,381 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bermuda | 1 | 1:65,279 | 3,010 |
| Bolivia | 1 | 1:10,616,434 | 17,077 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
| Cayman Islands | 1 | 1:63,893 | 2,384 |
| Curaçao | 1 | 1:157,247 | 1,313 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Montenegro | 1 | 1:639,565 | 9,092 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Nepal | 1 | 1:28,480,956 | 22,413 |
| New Caledonia | 1 | 1:276,223 | 10,363 |
| Nicaragua | 1 | 1:6,021,090 | 8,768 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sierra Leone | 1 | 1:7,089,631 | 1,533 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 1:5,336,450 | 140,422 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Swaziland | 1 | 1:1,298,199 | 1,718 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 212 | 1:114,978 | 11,150 |
| Scotland | 11 | 1:340,292 | 10,329 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:522,805 | 14,314 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5,172 | 1:9,710 | 1,239 |
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]
(Norwegian, Swedish, Danish) Dweller near the hill or mountain.
(D. and G.), Hill, Mount. van Bergen, (Dutch/Flemish), of Bergen or Mons; i. e., Hills. Bergendahl, Hill and valley.
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'.
- baronvonburgBerg is a Germanic topographical surname that means 'mountain' in languages like German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, etc.
- aris.dryg11Berg Demographics
Average Male Berg Height
177.53 cm
Average Female Berg Height
162.55 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Åberg | 89 | 11,036 | / |
| Bergh | 89 | 10,728 | / |
| Bergs | 89 | 5,819 | / |
| Baerg | 89 | 1,455 | / |
| Bergt | 89 | 955 | / |
| Bergk | 89 | 735 | / |
| Øberg | 89 | 255 | / |
| Bearg | 89 | 140 | / |
| Bierg | 89 | 47 | / |
| Bergg | 89 | 46 | / |
| Bergø | 89 | 36 | / |
| Beurg | 89 | 32 | / |
| Boerg | 89 | 16 | / |
| Bergå | 89 | 15 | / |
| Æberg | 89 | 7 | / |
| Beerg | 89 | 5 | / |
| Hberg | 89 | 3 | / |
| Bergz | 89 | 3 | / |
| Berrg | 89 | 1 | / |
| Bergue | 80 | 1,097 | / |
| Håberg | 80 | 181 | / |
| Høberg | 80 | 53 | / |
| Bergås | 80 | 46 | / |
| Åbergh | 80 | 40 | / |
| Åhberg | 80 | 12 | / |
| Bejreg | 80 | 9 | / |
| Bergkh | 80 | 8 | / |
| Bergke | 80 | 6 | / |
| Bergsø | 80 | 2 | / |
| Berggs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beargh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Beergh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Berrgh | 80 | 0 | / |
| Borg | 75 | 53,110 | / |
| Berk | 75 | 29,234 | / |
| Burg | 75 | 15,828 | / |
| Barg | 75 | 5,369 | / |
| Berc | 75 | 554 | / |
| Berx | 75 | 475 | / |
| Birg | 75 | 359 | / |
| Verg | 75 | 182 | / |
| Bürg | 75 | 151 | / |
| Bärg | 75 | 89 | / |
| Werg | 75 | 76 | / |
| Börg | 75 | 29 | / |
| Berq | 75 | 12 | / |
| Byrg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Bergsch | 73 | 168 | / |
| Bergová | 73 | 163 | / |
| Bergova | 73 | 74 | / |
| Bergsås | 73 | 21 | / |
| Berke | 67 | 17,219 | / |
| Bourg | 67 | 8,069 | / |
| Bargh | 67 | 1,498 | / |
| Berck | 67 | 1,052 | / |
| Burgh | 67 | 785 | / |
| Borgh | 67 | 753 | / |
| Bairg | 67 | 234 | / |
| Berkh | 67 | 229 | / |
| Bercq | 67 | 120 | / |
| Bercx | 67 | 112 | / |
| Bierk | 67 | 84 | / |
| Vergs | 67 | 80 | / |
| Bharg | 67 | 57 | / |
| Bierc | 67 | 46 | / |
| Behrk | 67 | 42 | / |
| Werzg | 67 | 40 | / |
| Berkx | 67 | 39 | / |
| Beurq | 67 | 37 | / |
| Vierg | 67 | 32 | / |
| Borgå | 67 | 22 | / |
| Åborg | 67 | 21 | / |
| Birgs | 67 | 15 | / |
| Birgh | 67 | 14 | / |
| Bärgh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vergt | 67 | 10 | / |
| Vergh | 67 | 9 | / |
| Boorg | 67 | 6 | / |
| Borgø | 67 | 6 | / |
| Wergs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Beark | 67 | 4 | / |
| Wergh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Burgì | 67 | 4 | / |
| Bercs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Borgg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bargg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Baerk | 67 | 2 | / |
| Barrg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Berķe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Berkő | 67 | 2 | / |
| Bjærg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Biorg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Byrgh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beirk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bhorg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wergz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beurk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berrk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berqh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Uergh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Berqu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veerg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Bürgő | 67 | 1 | / |
| Borrg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Wuerg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Beerq | 67 | 1 | / |
| Behrc | 67 | 1 | / |
| Boerk | 67 | 0 | / |
| Beirc | 67 | 0 | / |
| Borgk | 67 | 0 | / |
Berg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Berg in the Hindi language | ||
| बर्ग | barga | 80 |
| वर्ग | varga | 20 |
| Berg in the Russian language | ||
| Берг | berg | - |
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Berg Reference & Research
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