Karberg Surname

586,691st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 533 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Karberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Karberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany2071:388,91536,309
United States1601:2,265,368141,469
Denmark1091:51,7865,324
Sweden311:317,63722,171
South Africa131:4,167,516132,322
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England91:2,708,37473,770
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States331:1,521,77881,120

The alternate forms: Kärberg (32) are calculated separately.

Karberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Karberg occurs in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Kärberg. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Karberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Karberg is the 586,691st most frequently held family name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 13,672,694 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 65 percent of Karberg are found; 39 percent are found in Western Europe and 39 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Germany, where it is carried by 207 people, or 1 in 388,915. In Germany Karberg is primarily found in: Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where 28 percent reside, Berlin, where 20 percent reside and Lower Saxony, where 16 percent reside. Excluding Germany it is found in 10 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 30 percent reside and Denmark, where 20 percent reside.

Karberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Karberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Karberg surname grew 485 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Karberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Karberg surname are 38.94% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 85.71% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Karberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 63.94% less than the national average, earning R 85,704 per year and in United States they earn 8.03% more than the national average, earning $46,616 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kärberg9532/
Karrberg939/
Kearberg932/
Kharberg931/
Kahrberg930/
Kaerrberg881/
Kerberg86145/
Korberg86132/
Körberg86102/
Carberg8664/
Karburg862/
Karbarg860/
Åkerberg801,751/
Kehrberg80454/
Quarberg80201/
Keerberg80129/
Kärrberg8068/
Koorberg8013/
Koerberg801/
Korberrg801/
Korbergs801/
Høkerberg751/
Corberg712/
Carburg711/
Carborg711/
Åkerborg6715/
Corzberg6713/
Carrborg672/
Quarburg670/
Kaarenperk5919/
Korvirg571/
Kaurvirk533/

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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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  • 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 Karberg
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