Berglund Surname

17,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 30,908 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Berglund Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Mountain grove.

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Berglund Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden19,7501:49931
United States7,3821:49,1005,954
Norway1,4881:3,456313
Finland7821:7,0291,101
Canada5001:73,6918,350
Denmark2541:22,2232,264
Australia1181:228,77721,625
England1131:493,08031,588
Estonia881:15,0202,406
Thailand541:1,308,118185,513
Switzerland511:161,03815,036
Greenland491:1,151161
Spain341:1,375,06044,096
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Brazil221:9,730,651206,332
Netherlands221:767,59958,330
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Italy161:3,822,293103,776
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
France141:4,744,480251,814
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
China71:195,331,65210,124
Wales51:618,90625,852
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Anguilla41:3,359324
Malta41:107,5681,849
Romania41:5,019,46862,922
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
New Zealand21:2,264,16249,210
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Guatemala11:16,082,66812,169
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2271:221,22818,802

Berglund (19) may also be a first name.

Berglund Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Mountain grove.

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

User-submitted Reference

A Swedish surname, meaning 'mountain grove'.

- raychik

Berglund Last Name Facts

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

Berglund (Russian: Берглунд) has its highest incidence in Sweden. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Berglund? popularity and diffusion

The surname Berglund is the 17,872nd most frequently used surname globally It is held by around 1 in 235,782 people. The surname Berglund is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Berglund are found; 73 percent are found in Northern Europe and 72 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 19 people.

The surname Berglund is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 19,750 people, or 1 in 499. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 10 percent live and Västernorrland County, where 8 percent live. Aside from Sweden Berglund is found in 62 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 24 percent live and Norway, where 5 percent live.

Berglund Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Berglund has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Berglund surname rose 3,252 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 11,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Berglund Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Berglund last name are 7.16% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.93% being registered with the party.

The amount Berglund earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 7.31% less than the national average, earning 320,770 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 1.06% more than the national average, earning R 240,156 per year; in United States they earn 13.59% more than the national average, earning $49,012 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.16% less than the national average, earning $46,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Berglundh9414/
Berglaund942/
Bergleund941/
Berglunds941/
Berglun936/
Borglund88726/
Berglung889/
Berglune885/
Verglund881/
Berglond881/
Bjørglund829/
Borglundh824/
Barglound820/
Berglum800/
Berglon800/
Berglonn751/

Berglund Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Berglund in the Russian language
Берглундberglund-

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