Bergersen Surname

177,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,415 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Bergersen Surname User-submission:

The Bergersen surname means 'icy cliffs', denoting a very rough terrain, in the mountains, Very rough terrain.

Bergersen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1,7111:3,005274
United States3051:1,188,39084,748
Australia2541:106,28211,916
New Zealand501:90,56612,574
Sweden471:209,50514,512
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
England51:11,143,612252,590
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

The alternate forms: Bergersén (1) are calculated separately.

Bergersen Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Bergersen surname means 'icy cliffs', denoting a very rough terrain, in the mountains, Very rough terrain.

- hberg

Bergersen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Bergersen (Russian: Бергерсен) is found most frequently in Norway. It can appear in the variant forms: Bergersén. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergersen? popularity and diffusion

Bergersen is the 177,152nd most prevalent last name world-wide It is held by around 1 in 3,017,617 people. Bergersen occurs predominantly in Europe, where 74 percent of Bergersen are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 73 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname is most widespread in Norway, where it is borne by 1,711 people, or 1 in 3,005. In Norway it is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 80 percent reside, Northern Norway, where 7 percent reside and Western Norway, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Norway it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 13 percent reside and Australia, where 11 percent reside.

Bergersen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Bergersen has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Bergersen last name expanded 1,794 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bergersen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Bergersen surname is chiefly Lutheran (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States Bergersen are 18.14% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 64.91% being registered with the political party.

The amount Bergersen earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.91% less than the national average, earning 329,073 kr per year; in United States they earn 25.89% more than the national average, earning $54,321 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.8% more than the national average, earning $55,049 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Bergersen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bergersen in the Russian language
Бергерсенbergersen-

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