Hallberg Surname

39,473rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hallberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Boulder mountain.

Hallberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8,0081:1,230100
United States3,7901:95,63610,711
Norway2861:17,9802,245
Denmark2711:20,8292,090
Finland2041:26,9453,684
Germany1841:437,53039,196
Canada1591:231,73322,208
New Zealand741:61,1949,493
England681:819,38343,863
Argentina491:872,31556,573
Brazil411:5,221,325132,593
Estonia351:37,7667,217
Thailand251:2,825,534284,782
Spain171:2,750,12061,567
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Wales61:515,75523,171
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
China31:455,773,85521,925
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
France21:33,211,361423,184
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Saint Lucia11:178,7813,800
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States571:881,03053,642

The alternate forms: Hällberg (240) are calculated separately.

Hallberg (13) may also be a first name.

Hallberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Boulder mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Hallberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hallberg occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Hällberg. Click here for further possible spellings of Hallberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Hallberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 39,473rd most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 547,936 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 69 percent of Hallberg live; 67 percent live in Northern Europe and 66 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,159,357th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 13 people.

Hallberg is most frequent in Sweden, where it is borne by 8,008 people, or 1 in 1,230. In Sweden Hallberg is mostly found in: Västra Götaland County, where 22 percent live, Stockholm County, where 18 percent live and Skåne County, where 16 percent live. Not including Sweden it occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 28 percent live and Norway, where 2 percent live.

Hallberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Hallberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hallberg last name increased 6,649 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 6,800 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hallberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hallberg surname are 15.21% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.98% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Hallberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.07% less than the national average, earning 328,532 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.66% more than the national average, earning $48,613 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.79% less than the national average, earning $44,821 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hällberg96240/
Challberg94138/
Hallbergh948/
Halberg932,506/
Allberg93213/
D'Hallberg891/
Hellberg888,190/
Hollberg88371/
Chalberg88257/
Hallborg88117/
Hallburg8824/
Hahlberg8812/
Haelberg887/
Jallberg884/
Gallberg880/
Alberg862,705/
Hallbergová843/
Hatleberg82159/
Challburg8277/
Haßelberg8252/
Hallbourg8231/
Haselberg8226/
Hatelberg822/
Hellbergh822/
Ahlberg806,557/
Helberg803,992/
Holberg801,774/
Aalberg80710/
Ellberg80276/
Ohlberg80196/
Galberg80182/
Halborg80111/
Albergs8070/
Ehlberg8048/
Ollberg8039/
Ählberg8011/
Halburg803/
Allborg803/
Aulberg802/
Halbarg801/
Alhberg801/
Allburg801/
Öhlberg801/
Albergt801/
Halberk800/
Albergh800/
Hasselberg782,328/
Hachelberg783/
Hauselberg781/
Hallbourgh781/
Houlberg75606/
Hollburg75333/
Hellborg75291/
Halbourg75172/
Heilberg75137/
Hellburg75126/
Oehlberg75125/
Albergue7527/
Gollberg7526/
Hohlberg7518/
Gahlberg757/
Jollberg755/
Holbergs754/
Aahlberg754/
Ahlbergh751/
Atleberg751/
Hel'berg751/
Halberck751/
Halmburg750/
Chalburg750/
Haulburg750/
Hasselbergh743/
Hollbergová742/
Elberg711,260/
Olberg711,093/
Alburg71331/
Alborg71108/
Asselberg7189/
Ölberg7134/
Alberc7116/
Aitelberg7115/
Alberk7111/
Hallwerck717/
Albarg715/
Houlbeerg711/
Haslberck711/
Attleberg710/
Golberg671,903/
Eulberg67868/
Eichelberg67748/
Asselbergs67519/
Ahlburg67414/
Ahlborg67357/
Aalborg67345/
Oelberg67333/
Heiselberg67320/
Asselbergh67117/
Eilberg6799/
Helburg6795/
Oolberg6758/
Almburg6752/
Ellborg6743/
Hasselburg6742/
Aalburg6738/
Uolberg6728/
Ellburg6722/
Holbergová6717/
Ahlberk6714/
Holburg6714/
Alberkh6711/
Halbirk6710/
Helborg678/
Galburg676/
Jolberg673/
Aulborg673/
Heicelberg671/
Holberc671/
Elhberg671/
Albuyrg671/
Albargh671/
Alberke671/
Holwerg671/
Jalberc671/
Heyselberg671/
Holborg671/
Oylberg671/
Olbergs671/
Oilberg671/
Alburgh670/
Holberk670/
Ehlburg670/
Ellberk670/
Alhburg670/
Oslberg670/

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