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

The last name Holberg is borne by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Holberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 228,458th most numerous last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 4,107,974 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 61 percent of Holberg live; 50 percent live in Northern Europe and 49 percent live in Scandinavia. Holberg is also the 1,951,561st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 29 people.

Holberg is most frequently held in The United States, where it is held by 638 people, or 1 in 568,117. In The United States it is mostly found in: Washington, where 14 percent are found, Texas, where 13 percent are found and California, where 11 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Norway, where 34 percent are found and Denmark, where 12 percent are found.

Holberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Holberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Holberg last name 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 those bearing the Holberg last name are 14.42% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 61.19% being registered with the 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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