Holberg Surname

228,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,774 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Norway

Holberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Holberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6381:568,11746,655
Norway6051:8,500900
Denmark2091:27,0082,770
Germany1751:460,03140,524
Sweden501:196,93513,646
Canada251:1,473,824101,190
Czechia181:590,74858,011
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Holberg (29) may also be a first name.

Holberg Last Name Facts

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

Holberg is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Holberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 228,458th most frequently used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 4,107,974 people. The surname Holberg is primarily found in Europe, where 61 percent of Holberg are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 49 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequently occurring forename internationally, held by 29 people.

This surname is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States Holberg is most numerous in: Washington, where 14 percent live, Texas, where 13 percent live and California, where 11 percent live. Beside The United States Holberg is found in 23 countries. It also occurs in Norway, where 34 percent live and Denmark, where 12 percent live.

Holberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Holberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Holberg surname increased 575 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Holberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Holberg are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 61.19% being registered with the political party.

The amount Holberg earn in different countries varies significantly. In Norway they earn 11.26% less than the national average, earning 307,124 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.81% less than the national average, earning $40,641 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.95% more than the national average, earning $58,106 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Houlberg93606/
Hollberg93371/
Hohlberg9318/
Holbergs934/
Olberg921,093/
Houlbeerg881/
Ahlberg866,557/
Helberg863,992/
Halberg862,506/
Golberg861,903/
Oelberg86333/
Ohlberg86196/
Hulberg86182/
Oolberg8658/
Ehlberg8648/
Ollberg8639/
Uolberg8628/
Uhlberg8623/
Holburg8614/
Ählberg8611/
Jolberg863/
Holberc861/
Holwerg861/
Holborg861/
Oylberg861/
Olbergs861/
Oilberg861/
Öhlberg861/
Holberk860/
Oslberg860/
Holbergová8217/
Hallberg8013,300/
Hellberg808,190/
Hollburg80333/
Chalberg80257/
Hällberg80240/
Hjulberg80128/
Oehlberg80125/
Holmburg8055/
Hullberg8046/
Gollberg8026/
Hahlberg8012/
Gahlberg807/
Haelberg807/
Jollberg805/
Aahlberg804/
Goulberg803/
Khulberg803/
Juhlberg803/
Houlborg802/
Ahlbergh801/
Goolberg801/
Oileberg801/
Hel'berg801/
Hulbergh800/
Chulberg800/
Hollbergová782/
Alberg772,705/
Elberg771,260/
Ulberg771,096/
Ölberg7734/
Olborg7718/
Olburg770/
Hatleberg75159/
Challberg75138/
Haßelberg7552/
Haselberg7526/
Hallbergh758/
Hatelberg752/
Hellbergh752/
Hasselberg712,328/
Ullberg71932/
Eulberg71868/
Aalberg71710/
Ahlburg71414/
Ahlborg71357/
Ellberg71276/
Allberg71213/
Galberg71182/
Halborg71111/
Gulberg71110/
Helburg7195/
Albergs7170/
Ulbergs7117/
Holverk7116/
Ahlberk7114/
Helborg718/
Golburg716/
Holwerk715/
Halburg713/
Hachelberg713/
Aulberg712/
Golverg712/
Holberkova712/
Oelburg711/
Hauselberg711/
Houlberque711/
Elhberg711/
Halbarg711/
Alhberg711/
Oulbarg711/
Golberk711/
Albergt711/
D'Hallberg711/
Husselberg710/
Halberk710/
Ehlburg710/
Hulburg710/
Holbork710/
Oilburg710/
Julberg710/
Albergh710/
Gullberg672,533/
Hellborg67291/
Halbourg67172/
Hellburg67126/
Hallborg67117/
Albergue6727/
Golburgh6727/
Hallburg6724/
Jallberg674/
Hallbergová673/
Hasselbergh673/
Hutlburg671/
Holborrk671/
Atleberg671/
Halberck671/
Goolburg670/
Oselburg670/
Gallberg670/
Halmburg670/
Chalburg670/
Haulburg670/

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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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  • 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 Holberg
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