Högberg Surname

84,772nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Högberg Surname User-submission:

This is a Swedish surname, meaning 'high mountain'. It is derived from the words hög, meaning 'high', and berg, meaning 'mountain' .

Högberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden5,4731:1,799170
Finland1351:40,7165,124
Norway571:90,21612,446
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
France11:66,422,722504,397
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
England11:55,718,059489,080
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States721:697,48245,119

The alternate forms: Hogberg (894) are calculated separately.

Högberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is a Swedish surname, meaning 'high mountain'. It is derived from the words hög, meaning 'high', and berg, meaning 'mountain' .

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Högberg Last Name Facts

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

Högberg is found in Sweden more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Hogberg. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Högberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Högberg is the 84,772nd most frequently held surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 1,279,415 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Högberg are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This surname is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is carried by 5,473 people, or 1 in 1,799. In Sweden it is primarily concentrated in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent live and Värmland County, where 7 percent live. Excluding Sweden this surname is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Finland, where 2 percent live and Norway, where 1 percent live.

Högberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Högberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Högberg last name decreased 99 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Högberg Last Name Statistics demography

Högberg earn significantly less than the average income. In Norway they earn 27.13% less than the national average, earning 252,203 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Hogberg95894/
Hagberg867,061/
Hegberg86285/
Högborg8642/
Häggberg80240/
Haggberg80131/
Hoegberg8060/
Haagberg8019/
Hagbergh8012/
Heggberg805/
Hegberrg801/
Haghberg801/
Heghberg800/
Egberg7796/
Agberg777/
Ogberg774/
Haeggberg7524/
Hoegbearg750/
Hagborg71125/
Hagburg7150/
Hegburg7149/
Ängberg7119/
Jägberg7110/
Hogburg711/
Agbergh711/
Eggberg710/
Häggborg672/
Haagburgh631/
Agborg6227/
Egborg6210/
Ogborg622/
Egburg621/
Ogburg621/
Aggborg5711/
Agbargh574/
Hagbjørk531/

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