Forberg Surname
Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname
Forberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norway | 562 | 1:9,150 | 979 |
| Germany | 544 | 1:147,988 | 17,782 |
| United States | 405 | 1:894,960 | 67,538 |
| Canada | 76 | 1:484,810 | 41,569 |
| Iceland | 23 | 1:16,526 | 1,395 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Israel | 19 | 1:450,402 | 34,739 |
| Denmark | 16 | 1:352,795 | 24,706 |
| Poland | 13 | 1:2,923,750 | 116,258 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Austria | 6 | 1:1,419,239 | 86,529 |
| South Korea | 3 | 1:17,080,085 | 2,793 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Faroe Islands | 1 | 1:48,998 | 2,049 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 31 | 1:1,619,958 | 85,073 |
The alternate forms: Förberg (88) are calculated separately.
Forberg Demographics
Average Forberg Salary in
United States
$48,956 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Forberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Forberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Forberg (Russian: Форберг) is most common in Norway. It can appear in the variant forms: Förberg. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Forberg? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 234,903rd most commonly held last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 4,251,777 people. The last name Forberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Forberg reside; 37 percent reside in Northern Europe and 36 percent reside in Scandinavia.
Forberg is most widely held in Norway, where it is held by 562 people, or 1 in 9,150. In Norway Forberg is most common in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent live, Western Norway, where 14 percent live and Central Norway, where 9 percent live. Other than Norway this last name exists in 26 countries. It also occurs in Germany, where 32 percent live and The United States, where 24 percent live.
Forberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Forberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forberg surname rose 1,306 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Forberg Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Forberg last name are 17.52% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 64.29% registered with the party.
The amount Forberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning 361,294 kr per year; in United States they earn 13.46% more than the national average, earning $48,956 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.79% more than the national average, earning $60,010 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Förberg | 95 | 88 | / |
| Fourberg | 93 | 31 | / |
| Forzberg | 93 | 2 | / |
| Vorberg | 86 | 937 | / |
| Furberg | 86 | 615 | / |
| Farberg | 86 | 190 | / |
| Ferberg | 86 | 8 | / |
| Forwerg | 86 | 3 | / |
| Forbarg | 86 | 0 | / |
| Forborg | 86 | 0 | / |
| Forburg | 86 | 0 | / |
| Fuhrberg | 80 | 406 | / |
| Voorberg | 80 | 367 | / |
| Faerberg | 80 | 37 | / |
| Forwergk | 80 | 7 | / |
| Fahrberg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Feurberg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fehrberg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Farbergs | 80 | 1 | / |
| Voerberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Forbirggh | 75 | 7 | / |
| Forwergck | 75 | 2 | / |
| Vorwerg | 71 | 353 | / |
| Varberg | 71 | 344 | / |
| Verberg | 71 | 343 | / |
| Vorborg | 71 | 59 | / |
| Vorburg | 71 | 14 | / |
| Ferberk | 71 | 4 | / |
| Forwerk | 71 | 3 | / |
| Vorberk | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farburg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Furburg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Voorburg | 67 | 295 | / |
| Forwerck | 67 | 72 | / |
| Faerbarg | 67 | 12 | / |
| Vaarberg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vuurberg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vorwergk | 67 | 1 | / |
| Veerberg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Vorburgh | 67 | 0 | / |
Forberg Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Forberg in the Russian language | ||
| Форберг | forberg | - |
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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
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- 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 Forberg
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