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

The last name Bergs (Arabic: برغص, Russian: Бергс) is more commonly found in Latvia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergs? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 83,216th most commonly occurring surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,252,371 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Bergs live; 49 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Germanic Europe. Bergs is also the 2,900,335th most frequently used given name worldwide, borne by 15 people.

Bergs is most frequently used in Latvia, where it is held by 2,072 people, or 1 in 989. In Latvia it is most prevalent in: Vidzeme, where 63 percent live, Riga Planning Region, where 26 percent live and Kurzeme Planning Region, where 8 percent live. Other than Latvia this last name is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 34 percent live and The Netherlands, where 8 percent live.

Bergs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Bergs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Bergs surname increased 551 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 933 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Bergs Last Name Statistics demography

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

In The United States those holding the Bergs last name are 0.79% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 52.44% being registered with the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bergs
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