Forsberg Surname

20,347th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 26,873 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forsberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Waterfall mountain.

Forsberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden16,6941:59036
United States6,0511:59,9017,058
Norway1,0091:5,096482
Finland9911:5,547878
Canada7361:50,0626,082
Denmark5611:10,062942
England1341:415,80628,295
Australia1081:249,96023,064
Estonia811:16,3192,713
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
South Africa641:846,52756,162
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Spain411:1,140,29440,056
Russia331:4,367,365205,470
Switzerland281:293,31823,433
New Zealand251:181,13319,287
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Belgium191:605,08754,956
Argentina171:2,514,318114,515
Singapore131:423,66918,211
Poland121:3,167,396120,990
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
France81:8,302,840321,660
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
China51:273,464,31313,838
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Chile41:4,404,11844,633
Ecuador31:5,301,94930,184
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Malta11:430,2723,380
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Laos11:6,588,3231,961
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1821:275,92722,362

Forsberg (21) may also be a first name.

Forsberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Waterfall mountain.

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

Forsberg Last Name Facts

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

Forsberg (Russian: Форсберг) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 20,347th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 271,185 people. Forsberg is primarily found in Europe, where 73 percent of Forsberg live; 73 percent live in Northern Europe and 72 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,368,944th most commonly held forename at a global level. It is borne by 21 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 16,694 people, or 1 in 590. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 12 percent are found and Västernorrland County, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Sweden this last name is found in 60 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 23 percent are found and Norway, where 4 percent are found.

Forsberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Forsberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 3,325 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 1,489 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Forsberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Forsberg surname are 10.35% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 57.12% being registered with the political party.

The amount Forsberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 5.29% less than the national average, earning 327,758 kr per year; in Peru they earn 347.54% more than the national average, earning S/. 86,756 per year; in South Africa they earn 31.43% more than the national average, earning R 312,324 per year; in United States they earn 11.83% more than the national average, earning $48,254 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.53% less than the national average, earning $47,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forssberg94342/
Forsbergh9415/
Forshberg942/
Foursberg941/
Forschberg897/
Forsburg88117/
Forsborg8822/
Forzberg882/
Forxberg881/
Fursberg881/
Forsbirg881/
Fersberg880/
Farsberg880/
Forsbarg880/
Farrsberg820/
Farsburg751/
Vorsburgh717/

Forsberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Forsberg in the Russian language
Форсбергforsberg-

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Forsberg Reference & Research

Forsberg FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Forsberg FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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Footnotes

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