Bergs Surname

83,216th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,819 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Bergs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bergs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia2,0721:98972
Germany1,9941:40,3745,328
Netherlands4881:34,6055,787
United States4191:865,05765,721
Belgium3171:36,2675,917
Canada831:443,92338,562
Russia581:2,484,880144,115
Sweden491:200,95413,911
Australia321:843,61652,533
Iceland301:12,6701,147
England281:1,989,93178,001
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
New Zealand211:215,63421,249
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
France181:3,690,151224,666
Austria161:532,21549,801
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Norway121:428,52437,411
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Venezuela101:3,020,40831,795
Spain101:4,675,20478,608
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Palestine61:758,14214,544
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Denmark31:1,881,57267,227
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States761:660,77243,333

Bergs (15) may also be a first name.

Bergs Last Name Facts

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

Bergs (Arabic: برغص, Russian: Бергс) occurs more in Latvia more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergs? popularity and diffusion

The last name Bergs is the 83,216th most frequently held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,252,371 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bergs reside; 49 percent reside in Western Europe and 48 percent reside in Germanic Europe. Bergs is also the 2,900,335th most commonly used first name at a global level, held by 15 people.

Bergs is most commonly occurring in Latvia, where it is borne by 2,072 people, or 1 in 989. In Latvia Bergs is most common in: Vidzeme, where 63 percent are found, Riga Planning Region, where 26 percent are found and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Latvia it exists in 48 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent are found and The Netherlands, where 8 percent are found.

Bergs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Bergs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bergs last name rose 551 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bergs Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the last name is predominantly Orthodox (50%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Bergs surname are 0.79% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 52.44% registered with the political party.

The amount Bergs earn in different countries varies notably. In South Africa they earn 16.24% less than the national average, earning R 199,056 per year; in United States they earn 7.03% more than the national average, earning $46,182 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,132 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bergst9154/
Bergås9146/
Bergsø912/
Berggs911/
Berg89201,618/
Bergsch83168/
Bergstø8385/
Bergsjø8383/
Bergåse8340/
Bergsøe8331/
Bergsås8321/
Bergstå8320/
Åberg8011,036/
Bergh8010,728/
Borgs80986/
Bergt80955/
Berks80952/
Bergk80735/
Øberg80255/
Bearg80140/
Vergs8080/
Bierg8047/
Bergg8046/
Bergø8036/
Beurg8032/
Boerg8016/
Bergå8015/
Bargs8015/
Birgs8015/
Æberg807/
Beerg805/
Wergs804/
Bercs804/
Hberg803/
Bergz803/
Berrg801/
Bergsova771/
Bergsová771/
Bergqust770/
Bergue731,097/
Berksh73324/
Håberg73181/
Borgås7384/
Borgsø7376/
Høberg7353/
Åbergh7340/
Birggs7326/
Bercks7323/
Bercse7317/
Åhberg7312/
Bejreg739/
Bergkh738/
Bergke736/
Barggs735/
Berchs732/
Beurks731/
Baergz731/
Borggs731/
Borhgs731/
Beargh731/
Beergh731/
Bierks730/
Bearks730/
Berrgh730/
Berk6729,234/
Burg6715,828/
Berc67554/
Berx67475/
Birg67359/
Verg67182/
Bergová67163/
Bürg67151/
Bärg6789/
Bergova6774/
Bjørgås6717/
Berq6712/
Borgsås679/
Berksse671/
Bhargsh671/
Biercks671/
Byrg670/

Bergs Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Bergs in the Russian language
Бергсbergs-
Bergs in the Arabic language
برغصbrghs-

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Footnotes

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