Kolberg Surname

57,290th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,841 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Norway

Kolberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kolberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany4,0121:20,0662,653
United States1,6911:214,34620,899
South Africa9731:55,6817,071
Norway6601:7,791811
Poland4101:92,70414,247
Brazil3671:583,30921,779
Estonia1111:11,9081,764
Sweden781:126,2408,954
Russia781:1,847,731118,322
Israel751:114,10212,745
Canada701:526,36644,416
Denmark581:97,3239,225
Argentina441:971,44161,182
England381:1,466,26563,675
Switzerland301:273,76422,252
Australia281:964,13257,058
Uruguay131:263,98118,914
Singapore131:423,66918,211
France121:5,535,227269,324
Hungary121:818,02342,199
Austria101:851,54467,454
Finland101:549,67032,186
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Paraguay51:1,447,34911,454
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States851:590,80839,807

Kolberg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kolberg (Russian: Кольберг) occurs most in Germany. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kolberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 57,290th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 824,290 people. Kolberg occurs predominantly in Europe, where 62 percent of Kolberg reside; 46 percent reside in Western Europe and 46 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most frequently used in Germany, where it is borne by 4,012 people, or 1 in 20,066. In Germany Kolberg is mostly found in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 35 percent are found, Brandenburg, where 10 percent are found and Berlin, where 10 percent are found. Beside Germany Kolberg is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 19 percent are found and South Africa, where 11 percent are found.

Kolberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Kolberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Kolberg surname expanded 1,989 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 760 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 900 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Kolberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Kolberg surname is primarily Orthodox (100%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Kolberg last name are 27.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Kolberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 30.76% more than the national average, earning 452,537 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 49.79% less than the national average, earning R 119,328 per year; in United States they earn 10.73% more than the national average, earning $47,777 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.6% more than the national average, earning $54,452 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kohlberg931,098/
Kollberg93780/
Kolbergs9336/
Koulberg9323/
Koolberg933/
Kolhberg931/
Kolbergh931/
Kohlbergh881/
Colberg862,743/
Kalberg86958/
Kulberg86555/
Kolborg8643/
Kolburg864/
Külberg862/
Kolverg861/
Kullberg802,852/
Kallberg80867/
Kuhlberg80303/
Collberg80170/
Kaalberg80164/
Kahlberg80109/
Kulbergs8035/
Kühlberg8020/
Kaulberg8016/
Kuulberg8013/
Kalbergs806/
Cohlberg806/
Khelberg805/
Khulberg803/
Kâllberg801/
Kollburg801/
Coulberg801/
Coolberg800/
Kuselberg752/
Khellberg751/
Kalhlberg751/
Calberg71158/
Culberg7168/
Colborg7149/
Kalborg7138/
Kasselberg7111/
Kulburg718/
Colburg717/
Kalburg714/
Colberc712/
Külburg711/
Qolberq711/
Colverg711/
Colbirg710/
Colberk710/
Cullberg67200/
Kulmburg6730/
Caulberg6715/
Kühlburg6713/
Collborg676/
Callberg674/
Calbergs671/
Khalborg671/
Kullverg671/

Kolberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kolberg in the Russian language
Кольбергkolberg-

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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 Kolberg
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