Gullberg Surname

170,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Gullberg Surname User-submission:

The Gullberg surname comes from the words gull, which means 'gold' in Swedish, and berg, which means 'mountain' in Swedish, so 'gold mountain'.

Gullberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden1,9751:4,986475
United States2101:1,725,995114,113
Norway1741:29,5534,083
Denmark501:112,89410,491
Canada401:921,14070,350
Finland371:148,56013,684
Austria131:655,03358,041
England61:9,286,343223,652
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
France21:33,211,361423,184
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Gullberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The Gullberg surname comes from the words gull, which means 'gold' in Swedish, and berg, which means 'mountain' in Swedish, so 'gold mountain'.

- anniepie

Gullberg Last Name Facts

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

Gullberg occurs in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Gullberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 170,217th most frequently occurring family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,877,041 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 90 percent of Gullberg are found; 89 percent are found in Northern Europe and 88 percent are found in Scandinavia.

Gullberg is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 1,975 people, or 1 in 4,986. In Sweden it is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 28 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 17 percent reside and Stockholm County, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Sweden Gullberg is found in 24 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Norway, where 7 percent reside.

Gullberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Gullberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Gullberg last name grew 2,625 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Gullberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Gullberg surname are 2.7% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 55.93% being registered with the political party.

The amount Gullberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 4.34% less than the national average, earning 331,050 kr per year; in United States they earn 28.48% more than the national average, earning $55,436 USD per year and in Canada they earn 8.47% more than the national average, earning $53,890 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Gullbergh9417/
Gulllberg941/
Ullberg93932/
Gulberg93110/
Gullborg8878/
Hullberg8846/
Gollberg8826/
Gulbergs8815/
Goulberg883/
Ulberg861,096/
Golberg801,903/
Eulberg80868/
Gulbarg80185/
Hulberg80182/
Ollberg8039/
Uhlberg8023/
Ulbergs8017/
Gulburg809/
Gülberg805/
Gulberk803/
Gulborg802/
Aulberg802/
Houlberg75606/
Hollberg75371/
Goolberg751/
Hulbergh750/
Olberg711,093/
Gulberque715/
Houlbeerg711/
Ulburg710/
Holberg671,774/
Oelberg67333/
Oolberg6758/
Golburg676/
Gulwerk672/
Golverg672/
Golberk671/
Hauselberg671/
Husselberg670/
Hulburg670/

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