Berggren Surname

31,406th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Berggren Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Mountain ranch.

Berggren Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden11,4141:86362
United States3,9821:91,02410,230
Norway4481:11,4781,288
Denmark3241:17,4221,708
Finland1701:32,3344,257
Canada1271:290,12326,993
Thailand1221:579,00398,779
Australia501:539,91440,287
Brazil481:4,459,882118,224
England481:1,160,79354,689
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Spain331:1,416,72844,772
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Switzerland201:410,64630,429
Germany191:4,237,129172,669
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Singapore131:423,66918,211
New Zealand111:411,66631,040
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
China81:170,915,1968,932
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Scotland61:892,30328,047
France61:11,070,454349,096
Jamaica51:573,98910,196
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Oman31:1,229,3248,987
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
San Marino11:33,214932
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States961:523,11136,402

The alternate forms: Berggrén (26) & Berggrèn (1) are calculated separately.

Berggren Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Mountain ranch.

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

Berggren Last Name Facts

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

The last name Berggren is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Berggrén or Berggrèn. For other possible spellings of Berggren click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berggren? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 31,406th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 428,654 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 74 percent of Berggren live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 73 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most widespread in Sweden, where it is borne by 11,414 people, or 1 in 863. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent reside and Skåne County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Sweden this surname is found in 48 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent reside and Norway, where 3 percent reside.

Berggren Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Berggren has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 4,148 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 4,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berggren Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berggren surname are 13.09% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 59.86% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Berggren earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.5% less than the national average, earning 330,509 kr per year; in Peru they earn 82.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 3,305 per year; in South Africa they earn 8.34% less than the national average, earning R 217,812 per year; in United States they earn 8.83% more than the national average, earning $46,959 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.76% more than the national average, earning $55,528 CAD per year.

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