Forberg Surname

234,903rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,714 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Forberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway5621:9,150979
Germany5441:147,98817,782
United States4051:894,96067,538
Canada761:484,81041,569
Iceland231:16,5261,395
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Israel191:450,40234,739
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Poland131:2,923,750116,258
England71:7,959,723202,100
Austria61:1,419,23986,529
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
France11:66,422,722504,397
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States311:1,619,95885,073

The alternate forms: Förberg (88) are calculated separately.

Forberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forberg (Russian: Форберг) occurs more in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Förberg. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 234,903rd most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, 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.

The surname Forberg is most numerous in Norway, where it is carried by 562 people, or 1 in 9,150. In Norway it is most frequent in: Eastern Norway, where 72 percent reside, Western Norway, where 14 percent reside and Central Norway, where 9 percent reside. Apart from Norway this last name is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Germany, where 32 percent reside and The United States, where 24 percent reside.

Forberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Forberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Forberg last name 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 with the Republican Party than the national average, with 64.29% being registered with the political 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Förberg9588/
Fourberg9331/
Forzberg932/
Vorberg86937/
Furberg86615/
Farberg86190/
Ferberg868/
Forwerg863/
Forbarg860/
Forborg860/
Forburg860/
Fuhrberg80406/
Voorberg80367/
Faerberg8037/
Forwergk807/
Fahrberg802/
Feurberg802/
Fehrberg801/
Farbergs801/
Voerberg800/
Forbirggh757/
Forwergck752/
Vorwerg71353/
Varberg71344/
Verberg71343/
Vorborg7159/
Vorburg7114/
Ferberk714/
Forwerk713/
Vorberk710/
Farburg710/
Furburg710/
Voorburg67295/
Forwerck6772/
Faerbarg6712/
Vaarberg677/
Vuurberg677/
Vorwergk671/
Veerberg671/
Vorburgh670/

Forberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forberg in the Russian language
Форбергforberg-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Forberg
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