Friberg Surname

46,414th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,168 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Friberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Friberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7,1641:1,374121
United States1,7931:202,15219,867
Denmark6121:9,223850
Finland5661:9,7111,520
Norway4151:12,3911,407
Switzerland1911:43,0005,974
Germany731:1,102,81573,621
Canada651:566,85547,218
England631:884,41445,970
Estonia461:28,7355,267
Australia401:674,89346,030
Spain161:2,922,00263,384
Poland151:2,533,917108,409
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Wales101:309,45316,869
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Liechtenstein81:4,797618
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Tanzania31:17,647,204107,932
France31:22,140,907385,998
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States891:564,25538,527

Friberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Friberg (Russian: Фриберг) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Friberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 46,414th most frequently used surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 652,538 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 82 percent of Friberg are found; 80 percent are found in Northern Europe and 78 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Friberg is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 7,164 people, or 1 in 1,374. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent live, Skåne County, where 21 percent live and Stockholm County, where 20 percent live. Aside from Sweden it is found in 47 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 16 percent live and Denmark, where 5 percent live.

Friberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Friberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Friberg surname increased 2,015 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 630 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Friberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Friberg surname are 1.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 51.96% registered with the political party.

The amount Friberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 5.62% more than the national average, earning 365,518 kr per year; in United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,146 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.93% more than the national average, earning $53,624 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Friberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Friberg in the Russian language
Фрибергfriberg-

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Footnotes

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