Förberg Surname
Approximately 88 people bear this surname
Förberg Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 87 | 1:113,181 | 8,121 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
The alternate forms: Forberg (1,714) are calculated separately.
Förberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Förberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
Förberg occurs most in Sweden. It can appear as: Forberg. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Förberg? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,994,173rd most numerous last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Förberg is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Förberg are found; 99 percent are found in Northern Europe and 99 percent are found in Scandinavia.
The surname is most commonly held in Sweden, where it is borne by 87 people, or 1 in 113,181. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 74 percent live, Blekinge County, where 11 percent live and Östergötland County, where 8 percent live. Besides Sweden it is found in one country. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forberg | 95 | 1,714 | / |
| Farberg | 86 | 190 | / |
| Ferberg | 86 | 8 | / |
| Faerberg | 80 | 37 | / |
| Fahrberg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Feurberg | 80 | 2 | / |
| Fehrberg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Vorberg | 71 | 937 | / |
| Varberg | 71 | 344 | / |
| Verberg | 71 | 343 | / |
| Ferberk | 71 | 4 | / |
| Forwerg | 71 | 3 | / |
| Forbarg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Farburg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forborg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Forburg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Faarborg | 67 | 68 | / |
| Faerbarg | 67 | 12 | / |
| Forwergk | 67 | 7 | / |
| Vaarberg | 67 | 7 | / |
| Veerberg | 67 | 1 | / |
| Voerberg | 67 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Förberg
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