Högberg Surname
Approximately 5,696 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 5,473 | 1:1,799 | 170 |
| Finland | 135 | 1:40,716 | 5,124 |
| Norway | 57 | 1:90,216 | 12,446 |
| Estonia | 8 | 1:165,226 | 26,217 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Germany | 3 | 1:26,835,153 | 452,368 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 72 | 1:697,482 | 45,119 |
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' .
- deleted-173293Högberg Demographics
Average Male Högberg Height
178.33 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Högberg Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Högberg Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Högberg occurs most in Sweden. It can also appear as: Hogberg. Click here for other possible spellings of Högberg.
How Common Is The Last Name Högberg? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 84,772nd most numerous surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 1,279,415 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Högberg reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.
It is most widely held in Sweden, where it is carried by 5,473 people, or 1 in 1,799. In Sweden Högberg is most numerous in: Stockholm County, where 21 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 21 percent are found and Värmland County, where 7 percent are found. Barring Sweden this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Finland, where 2 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.
Högberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Högberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Högberg surname contracted 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hogberg | 95 | 894 | / |
| Hagberg | 86 | 7,061 | / |
| Hegberg | 86 | 285 | / |
| Högborg | 86 | 42 | / |
| Häggberg | 80 | 240 | / |
| Haggberg | 80 | 131 | / |
| Hoegberg | 80 | 60 | / |
| Haagberg | 80 | 19 | / |
| Hagbergh | 80 | 12 | / |
| Heggberg | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hegberrg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Haghberg | 80 | 1 | / |
| Heghberg | 80 | 0 | / |
| Egberg | 77 | 96 | / |
| Agberg | 77 | 7 | / |
| Ogberg | 77 | 4 | / |
| Haeggberg | 75 | 24 | / |
| Hoegbearg | 75 | 0 | / |
| Hagborg | 71 | 125 | / |
| Hagburg | 71 | 50 | / |
| Hegburg | 71 | 49 | / |
| Ängberg | 71 | 19 | / |
| Jägberg | 71 | 10 | / |
| Hogburg | 71 | 1 | / |
| Agbergh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Eggberg | 71 | 0 | / |
| Häggborg | 67 | 2 | / |
| Haagburgh | 63 | 1 | / |
| Agborg | 62 | 27 | / |
| Egborg | 62 | 10 | / |
| Ogborg | 62 | 2 | / |
| Egburg | 62 | 1 | / |
| Ogburg | 62 | 1 | / |
| Aggborg | 57 | 11 | / |
| Agbargh | 57 | 4 | / |
| Hagbjørk | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Högberg
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