Handberg Surname

288,746th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,328 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Denmark
Highest density in:
Denmark

Handberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Handberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Denmark7491:7,536686
United States1961:1,849,280120,610
Norway1661:30,9784,282
Sweden1001:98,4687,152
Australia811:333,28028,364
Canada271:1,364,65295,501
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
England11:55,718,059489,080
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Handberg Last Name Facts

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

Handberg is found most in Denmark. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Handberg? popularity and diffusion

Handberg is the 288,746th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 5,487,610 people. The last name Handberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 77 percent of Handberg reside; 77 percent reside in Northern Europe and 76 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most widespread in Denmark, where it is carried by 749 people, or 1 in 7,536. In Denmark it is most prevalent in: Central Denmark Region, where 42 percent reside, Capital Region of Denmark, where 24 percent reside and Region of Southern Denmark, where 15 percent reside. Apart from Denmark this surname is found in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 15 percent reside and Norway, where 13 percent reside.

Handberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Handberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Handberg surname expanded 1,400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Handberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Handberg surname are 24.34% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 71.11% registered with the party.

The amount Handberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 14.66% less than the national average, earning 295,338 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.04% more than the national average, earning $48,342 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.36% less than the national average, earning $46,522 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Andberg93237/
Handwerg8873/
Hendberg8860/
Handburg885/
Hamdberg882/
Handburgh825/
Andbergue821/
Endberg8050/
Handwerk75946/
Gandwerg758/
Handverk751/
Gondberg750/
Handwerck7125/
Khandverk713/
Handwirhgt671/
Gantwerk5013/

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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 Handberg
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