Bergén Surname

2,414,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 63 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Bergén Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Bergén Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden611:161,42211,223
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

The alternate forms: Bergen (22,083) are calculated separately.

Bergén Last Name Facts

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

Bergén occurs more in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be found as: Bergen. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Bergén? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,414,640th most numerous last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname Bergén occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Bergén live; 100 percent live in Northern Europe and 100 percent live in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 161,422. In Sweden it is most common in: Halland County, where 39 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 33 percent reside and Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent reside. Aside from Sweden it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Finland, where 2 percent reside and Norway, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Bergen9422,083/
Berggén921/
Bergn915/
Bergin8315,409/
Bergne8367/
Borgén8323/
Bergün8321/
Bergön8316/
Birgén8314/
Bergyn830/
Berginc77682/
Berguin77243/
Baergen77231/
Berghen77146/
Bergink77121/
Bergien77114/
Bergoen7789/
Berngen7781/
Bergenn7767/
Bergeng7741/
Berghin7717/
Berguen7716/
Berging7713/
Berggen778/
Bergäng776/
Boergen775/
Bergenå774/
Bergent773/
Biergen773/
Bergesn772/
Bergeen772/
Beargen771/
Berggin771/
Beargin770/
Beergen770/
Biergin770/
Berginn770/
Bergind770/
Berrgen770/
Birgn731/
Vergn731/
Borgn730/
Beringen71144/
Beringin7158/
Berguing719/
Bergienė714/
Berengen711/
Berrggen711/
Boerhgen711/
Berguinn710/
Berngenn710/
Vergne678,147/
Birgen676,974/
Borgen676,498/
Birgin672,534/
Vergin671,791/
Bargen671,032/
Birgün67850/
Wergin67825/
Wergen67822/
Bergem67564/
Bargin67563/
Bergenova67154/
Vergen6786/
Borgin6734/
Wirgén6722/
Byrgin6721/
Vergün6720/
Börgen6711/
Berginova675/
Beringgin674/
Berringen672/
Wergne672/
Barghn671/
Bergim671/
Berginová671/
Birgne671/
Bhargn671/
Behringen670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Bergén
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