Forsborg Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forsborg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forsborg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden221:447,58032,003
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Forsborg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forsborg is most common in Sweden. It may also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Forsborg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Forsborg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,206,983rd most frequently held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The surname is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Forsborg are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Forsborg is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 22 people, or 1 in 447,580. In Sweden Forsborg is primarily concentrated in: Gävleborg County, where 59 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 27 percent reside and Uppsala County, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsberg8826,873/
Forsburg88117/
Forsbarg880/
Forssberg82342/
Forsbergh8215/
Forshberg822/
Foursberg821/
Forschberg787/
Forsvarg752/
Forzberg752/
Farsburg751/
Fersberg750/
Farsberg750/
Vorsburgh717/
Farrsberg710/

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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 Forsborg
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