Hörberg Surname

404,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 867 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Hörberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hörberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden7371:13,3611,147
Germany1161:694,01353,217
Norway81:642,78647,258
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

The alternate forms: Horberg (162) are calculated separately.

Hörberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hörberg is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Horberg. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Hörberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Hörberg is the 404,308th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 8,405,474 people. The surname Hörberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Hörberg are found; 86 percent are found in Northern Europe and 86 percent are found in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequent in Sweden, where it is held by 737 people, or 1 in 13,361. In Sweden Hörberg is most numerous in: Skåne County, where 22 percent are found, Stockholm County, where 17 percent are found and Kronoberg County, where 16 percent are found. Apart from Sweden Hörberg occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 13 percent are found and Norway, where 1 percent are found.

Hörberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Hörberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Hörberg last name contracted 93 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Horberg95162/
Hörbergh931/
Örberg92135/
Herberg863,259/
Harberg86386/
Ahrberg86283/
Ohrberg86260/
Öhrberg86156/
Ehrberg8617/
Härberg863/
Jörberg862/
Herzberg809,999/
Haarberg80520/
Herrberg80122/
Cherberg8034/
Chorberg809/
Heerberg807/
Heurberg802/
Hoerberg801/
Herbergh801/
Charberg800/
Arberg77294/
Orberg77135/
Erberg7780/
Örborg776/
Harborg71173/
Herburg71160/
Harburg71149/
Herborg71140/
Aarberg7182/
Orrberg7118/
Harbarg7115/
Herberk7114/
Ohrborg7112/
Härborg716/
Ehrborg716/
Áarberg714/
Horburg713/
Erzberg713/
Järberg712/
Ahrborg711/
Herwerg711/
Arrberg710/
Herbirg710/
Horburgh674/
Harrborg672/
Harberck672/
Herberck671/
Harburgh671/
Harborgh671/
Herburgh671/
Herrburg670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Hörberg
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