Hedberg Surname

44,745th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hedberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Heath mountain.

Hedberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7,2311:1,362119
United States3,3871:107,01511,729
Finland2551:21,5563,026
Canada1791:205,84120,025
Norway1561:32,9634,617
Denmark891:63,4246,389
Australia631:428,50333,982
Chile371:476,12112,335
England301:1,857,26974,552
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Malta181:23,9041,289
Spain151:3,116,80265,296
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
France101:6,642,272293,169
Saudi Arabia91:3,428,42432,607
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Switzerland41:2,053,22997,179
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Croatia31:1,409,53570,997
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saint Martin11:35,156229
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1191:422,00630,979

Hedberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Heath mountain.

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

Hedberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hedberg is found most frequently in Sweden. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Hedberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hedberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 44,745th most frequent last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 627,587 people. The last name Hedberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 68 percent of Hedberg are found; 67 percent are found in Northern Europe and 67 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The surname Hedberg is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is held by 7,231 people, or 1 in 1,362. In Sweden Hedberg is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 14 percent are found and Dalarna County, where 10 percent are found. Aside from Sweden Hedberg exists in 46 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Finland, where 2 percent are found.

Hedberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Hedberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Hedberg last name grew 2,846 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Hedberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Hedberg last name are 9.12% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 55.89% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Hedberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 29.79% more than the national average, earning 449,182 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.37% more than the national average, earning $48,056 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.31% more than the national average, earning $57,788 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Headberg9352/
Heidberg9343/
Hedbergh934/
Hedåberg932/
Heddberg931/
Edberg923,619/
Hejdeberg885/
Heideberg885/
Hedborg86312/
Hadberg86292/
Hedburg8643/
Eidberg8619/
Hodberg864/
Eddberg862/
Edhberg861/
Edbergh861/
Hidberg860/
Eideberg8027/
Headburg803/
Hiedburg801/
Heidburg800/
Headborg800/
Hedburgh800/
Odberg77280/
Edborg77187/
Edburg7783/
Idberg7778/
Ödberg7747/
Adberg7712/
Edhborg7129/
Hadburg7115/
Aidberg7115/
Iddberg716/
Jidberg716/
Edburgh713/
Hidborg713/
Eidborg713/
Gidberg712/
Hedvirg711/
Jedburgh676/
Goidberg675/
Goydberg671/
Odborg6218/
Idborg6211/
Ödborg623/
Edwerks571/
Edvirgs571/

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