Broberg Surname

62,789th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,989 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Greenland

Broberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Bridge mountain.

Broberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,3121:2,973289
United States2,1041:172,27117,367
Denmark1,0341:5,459495
Greenland3661:15433
Australia3551:76,0448,891
Dominican Republic1691:61,7333,013
Finland1631:33,7224,416
Norway1491:34,5124,871
Canada791:466,40040,200
Thailand491:1,441,599197,614
England431:1,295,76958,667
South Africa341:1,593,46280,086
Estonia271:48,9569,235
New Zealand261:174,16618,836
Spain201:2,337,60257,118
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
France81:8,302,840321,660
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
China31:455,773,85521,925
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Dominica11:75,891912
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1361:369,25527,873

Broberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Bridge mountain.

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

Broberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Broberg is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Broberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Broberg is the 62,789th most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 912,198 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 60 percent of Broberg are found; 59 percent are found in Northern Europe and 58 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 3,312 people, or 1 in 2,973. In Sweden Broberg is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 25 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 21 percent reside and Skåne County, where 9 percent reside. Besides Sweden Broberg is found in 36 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Denmark, where 13 percent reside.

Broberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Broberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Broberg surname grew 1,547 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 4,300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Broberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Broberg are 10.64% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.41% being registered with the political party.

The amount Broberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 2.48% more than the national average, earning 354,668 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 56.96% more than the national average, earning R 372,996 per year; in United States they earn 13.06% more than the national average, earning $48,786 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.12% less than the national average, earning $49,622 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
  • 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 Broberg
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis