Lindberg Surname

10,657th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,744 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Lindberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Linden-tree mountain.

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Lindberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden27,8001:35419
United States14,0471:25,8033,245
Finland3,8141:1,441201
Denmark2,3751:2,377182
Norway1,8031:2,852251
Canada1,0171:36,2304,614
Germany4031:199,76522,952
Australia2611:103,43211,643
England2021:275,83221,591
Thailand1211:583,78899,456
Estonia1151:11,4941,676
Russia1031:1,399,25397,801
Spain811:577,18627,381
New Zealand771:58,8099,204
Switzerland401:205,32317,881
Greenland351:1,611220
Poland321:1,187,77377,523
Argentina321:1,335,73276,713
Brazil261:8,233,628183,715
Faroe Islands251:1,960222
Malta241:17,9281,021
France231:2,887,944200,772
Luxembourg221:26,3884,799
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
Israel211:407,50632,346
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Latvia171:120,59117,235
China141:97,665,8265,141
Singapore131:423,66918,211
United States Virgin Islands131:8,4901,249
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Scotland111:486,71119,179
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Belarus81:1,187,63277,603
Ecuador71:2,272,26423,377
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Japan51:25,568,85950,629
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Uruguay41:857,94031,713
Austria41:2,128,85991,203
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Tonga11:107,313791
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland61:623,86916,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4401:114,13311,279

Lindberg (1,043) may also be a first name.

Lindberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Linden-tree mountain.

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

User-submitted Reference

Lundberg is a surname of Swedish origin. Lundberg means 'wooded hill' or 'mountain grove'.

- carolinalundberg

Lindberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Lindberg (Russian: Линдберг) is held by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Lindberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Lindberg is the 10,657th most widely held surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 138,168 people. Lindberg occurs mostly in Europe, where 70 percent of Lindberg reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 68 percent reside in Scandinavia. Lindberg is also the 248,067th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 1,043 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Sweden, where it is borne by 27,800 people, or 1 in 354. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent are found, Västra Götaland County, where 13 percent are found and Skåne County, where 10 percent are found. Other than Sweden Lindberg occurs in 83 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Finland, where 7 percent are found.

Lindberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Lindberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Lindberg surname rose 3,193 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,836 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 183 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 25 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Lindberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland and Orthodox (67%) in Russia.

In The United States those bearing the Lindberg last name are 4.17% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50.94% being registered with the political party.

The amount Lindberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 4.85% less than the national average, earning 329,297 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 130.39% more than the national average, earning R 547,488 per year; in United States they earn 10.01% more than the national average, earning $47,469 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.57% more than the national average, earning $49,966 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Lindbergh94623/
Lindbergs94102/
Luindberg943/
Glindberg941/
Llindberg941/
Lindborg881,835/
Lindburg88489/
Lindbärg8824/
Limdberg8810/
Lyndberg885/
Lendberg884/
Lindbirg881/
Llindburg829/
Lindburgh828/
Llindborg822/
Leundberg821/
Lindbirgh821/
Lindbourg820/
Lendbergh820/
Lendborg7536/
Lindbirk7518/
Lemdberg751/

Lindberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Lindberg in the Russian language
Линдбергlindberg-

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