Moberg Surname

42,942nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,121 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Moberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Heath mountain.

Moberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden6,1971:1,589144
United States3,9041:92,84310,423
Norway8811:5,837586
Finland3921:14,0222,082
Denmark2771:20,3782,037
Canada2751:133,98413,895
Germany431:1,872,220105,027
England251:2,228,72284,230
Netherlands191:888,79962,169
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
Peru121:2,648,67728,015
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Argentina111:3,885,765145,016
Philippines101:10,123,822213,993
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
France31:22,140,907385,998
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Panama21:1,956,12915,285
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1371:366,56027,735

The alternate forms: Möberg (27) & Móberg (1) are calculated separately.

Moberg (12) may also be a first name.

Moberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Heath mountain.

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

Moberg Last Name Facts

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

The last name Moberg (Georgian: მობერგ, Russian: Моберг) occurs more in Sweden more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant: Möberg or Móberg. For other possible spellings of Moberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Moberg? popularity and diffusion

It is the 42,942nd most frequent family name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 601,233 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 65 percent of Moberg are found; 64 percent are found in Northern Europe and 64 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently used first name on earth, held by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly used in Sweden, where it is held by 6,197 people, or 1 in 1,589. In Sweden it is most prevalent in: Stockholm County, where 20 percent live, Västra Götaland County, where 18 percent live and Skåne County, where 9 percent live. Apart from Sweden it is found in 39 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 32 percent live and Norway, where 7 percent live.

Moberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Moberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Moberg surname increased 2,850 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 625 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Moberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Moberg last name are 0.12% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.35% being registered with the political party.

The amount Moberg earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 20.99% more than the national average, earning 418,724 kr per year; in Peru they earn 64.51% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,880 per year; in United States they earn 5.2% more than the national average, earning $45,393 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.61% less than the national average, earning $46,894 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Möberg9427/
Móberg941/
Mosberg92398/
Mobergh9217/
Moßberg9217/
Moeberg9214/
Mohberg9212/
Mojberg922/
Motberg921/
Moberhg921/
Moyberg921/
Mobergs921/
Mossberg862,223/
Moosberg8691/
Mohsberg865/
Moisberg861/
Moszberg861/
Moshberg861/
Meberg83375/
Moburg83143/
Maberg8370/
Moborg8317/
Mobärg8311/
Mowerg838/
Moverg832/
Muberg831/
Moberk831/
Mobarg831/
Moberc831/
Masberg77346/
Mosburg77243/
Maeberg7798/
Maßberg7789/
Matberg7788/
Momburg7745/
Meeberg7733/
Mabergs7717/
Mauberg7715/
Maaberg776/
Musberg771/
Mutberg771/
Mahberg771/
Muiberg770/
Moiburg770/
Mooburg770/
Mossburg71977/
Maasberg71429/
Mausberg71356/
Massberg7139/
Mashberg7132/
Mombourg7131/
Maaßberg7127/
Moosburg7116/
Mattberg712/
Mahsberg711/
Mobeyrek711/
Mohsburg710/
Mosburgh710/
Mobark6714,078/
Mossburgh6753/
Meborg6724/
Maassberg679/
Mombourgh673/
Meberk672/
Muburg671/
Maberk671/
Muberk671/
Maahsberg671/
Mabarg671/
Maburg670/
Maborg670/

Moberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Moberg in the Georgian language
მობერგmoberg-
Moberg in the Russian language
Мобергmoberg-

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