Forssberg Surname

814,680th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 342 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Forssberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Forssberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2471:39,8653,181
United States731:4,965,191254,179
France101:6,642,272293,169
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Forssberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Forssberg occurs in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Forssberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Forssberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 814,680th most commonly occurring family name world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 21,308,614 people. Forssberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 78 percent of Forssberg live; 75 percent live in Northern Europe and 74 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name Forssberg is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 247 people, or 1 in 39,865. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 41 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent live and Norrbotten County, where 11 percent live. Other than Sweden this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent live and France, where 3 percent live.

Forssberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Forssberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name expanded 2,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forssberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Forssberg are 34.18% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 80.95% registered with the party.

Forssberg earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.36% more than the national average, earning $51,071 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Forsberg9426,873/
Forsbergh8915/
Forshberg892/
Foursberg891/
Forschberg847/
Forsburg82117/
Forsborg8222/
Forzberg822/
Forxberg821/
Fursberg821/
Forsbirg821/
Fersberg820/
Farsberg820/
Forsbarg820/
Farrsberg780/
Farsburg711/
Vorsburgh677/

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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 Forssberg
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