Ekberg Surname

67,401st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,384 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Ekberg Surname User-submission:

This is a Swedish surname, meaning 'Oak mountain'.

Ekberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden4,8601:2,026184
United States1,6161:224,29421,710
Finland2961:18,5702,647
Denmark2011:28,0832,901
Norway1841:27,9473,825
Australia751:359,94330,133
England341:1,638,76668,634
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Brazil101:21,407,433350,627
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
France61:11,070,454349,096
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Wales41:773,63329,106
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
China31:455,773,85521,925
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland31:1,476,62229,385
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States531:947,52256,651

Ekberg (14) may also be a first name.

Ekberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Swedish surname, meaning 'Oak mountain'.

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Ekberg Last Name Facts

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

Ekberg (Russian: Экберг) is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Ekberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Ekberg is the 67,401st most frequent surname internationally, held by around 1 in 986,937 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 76 percent of Ekberg are found; 76 percent are found in Northern Europe and 75 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 14 people.

Ekberg is most prevalent in Sweden, where it is carried by 4,860 people, or 1 in 2,026. In Sweden Ekberg is mostly concentrated in: Skåne County, where 25 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 19 percent live and Stockholm County, where 19 percent live. Outside of Sweden this surname exists in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 22 percent live and Finland, where 4 percent live.

Ekberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Ekberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Ekberg last name expanded 3,049 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,133 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Ekberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Ekberg last name are 4.71% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.48% registered with the political party.

The amount Ekberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 4.22% less than the national average, earning 331,470 kr per year; in United States they earn 2.55% more than the national average, earning $44,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.57% less than the national average, earning $45,424 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Eckberg921,211/
Ekbergh9231/
Eskberg922/
Ekhberg921/
Eikeberg8686/
Eickberg8616/
Heckberg861/
Ekborg83149/
Ekburg8320/
Ekberk833/
Eqberg831/
Ikberg831/
Akberg830/
Hoeckberg8016/
Ekbergová801/
Eickeberg800/
Eckburg77159/
Eckborg7714/
Hakberg776/
Okhberg772/
Ackberg772/
Hecberg771/
Hackberg7127/
Höckberg7117/
Häckberg715/
Hockberg715/
Hokhberg714/
Oykhberg713/
Heicberg710/
Eikeburg710/
Goykhberg6772/
Goikhberg6728/
Okborg675/
Ekbark674/
Akbarg671/
Akberc671/
Haackberg671/
Akborg670/
Okburg670/

Ekberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Ekberg in the Russian language
Экбергekberg-

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