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 surname Forssberg is held by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may also occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Forssberg? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 814,680th most numerous family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 21,308,614 people. Forssberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Forssberg reside; 75 percent reside in Northern Europe and 74 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 247 people, or 1 in 39,865. In Sweden Forssberg is mostly found in: Stockholm County, where 41 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 11 percent reside and Norrbotten County, where 11 percent reside. Not including Sweden this surname occurs in 9 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and France, where 3 percent reside.

Forssberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Forssberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Forssberg surname expanded 2,433 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Forssberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Forssberg last name are 34.18% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 80.95% being 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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