Kjellberg Surname

97,753rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,853 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Kjellberg Surname User-submission:

(Swedish) One who came from a Kjellberg ('source mountain'). It comes from the old Swedish kelda, kjel(l)(da) (modern Swedish källa), and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

It is also important to mention that Kjell is a common name in Sweden (via Norse kętill, meaning 'kettle', 'caldron').

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Kjellberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden3,7351:2,636251
United States5091:712,10056,164
Denmark2291:24,6492,517
Norway1161:44,3306,343
Finland1001:54,9676,516
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
New Zealand271:167,71618,432
England231:2,422,52489,093
France171:3,907,219231,005
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
Australia91:2,999,522116,751
Estonia81:165,22626,217
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Kjellberg Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

(Swedish) One who came from a Kjellberg ('source mountain'). It comes from the old Swedish kelda, kjel(l)(da) (modern Swedish källa), and berg, meaning 'mountain'.

It is also important to mention that Kjell is a common name in Sweden (via Norse kętill, meaning 'kettle', 'caldron'). But it is very unlikely that this is the origin to the last name, as there is no other example of this that I can think of that has a name, then a geographical locality. Swedish location surnames are almost never from real place names (e.g., Johnston, 'John's town'), they are usually ornamental.

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A Swedish surname, meaning 'one who came from Kjellberg', which in turn means 'Kjell's mountain'. Kjell is an old-Norse and Scandinavian name meaning 'kettle' or 'cauldron', from the old-Norse word kęttil. It has also been used in English and Celtic names, like in the surname Kettle and Corkill.

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Kjellberg is a Swedish surname, derived from the words källa, meaning 'spring', and berg, meaning 'mountain/hill'.

It is also a habitational name from a farmstead named Chellberg Farm, a Swedish-American settlement.

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Kjellberg is a Swedish surname, denoting someone who came from Kjellberg, Kjell's mountain. Kjell is an Old-Norse and Scandinavian male name, derived from the Old-Norse word kęttil, meaning 'kettle' or 'cauldron'.

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Kjellberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kjellberg is borne by more people in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kjellberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 97,753rd most commonly used family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,501,658 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Kjellberg reside; 87 percent reside in Northern Europe and 86 percent reside in Scandinavia.

This last name is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is carried by 3,735 people, or 1 in 2,636. In Sweden Kjellberg is mostly concentrated in: Västra Götaland County, where 28 percent reside, Stockholm County, where 19 percent reside and Skåne County, where 14 percent reside. Outside of Sweden it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 10 percent reside and Denmark, where 5 percent reside.

Kjellberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Kjellberg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 2,424 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Kjellberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Kjellberg surname are 2.8% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 50.43% registered with the political party.

The amount Kjellberg earn in different countries varies markedly. In Norway they earn 48.59% more than the national average, earning 514,245 kr per year; in United States they earn 11.1% more than the national average, earning $47,938 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.08% more than the national average, earning $51,710 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kjellbergh956/
Kijellberg951/
Kjelberg9419/
Kjällberg8943/
Kiellberg8936/
Kjellverg891/
Kjlberg886/
Kjølberg82311/
Kielberg82164/
Kyelberg8242/
Gjelberg8227/
Kjölberg821/
Kjelborg820/
Kiehlberg780/
Gjølberg71159/
Kiilberg718/
Kielburg713/
Kyelberc711/
Kieselburg6359/

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