Mosberger Surname

536,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 601 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Mosberger Surname User-submission:

From one of the various German places called Mosberg. In Upper German its meaning is either 'mold hill' or 'marsh hill'. In Lower German it means 'cabbage hill'.

Mosberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland2421:33,9384,986
United States1171:3,097,940179,693
Hungary1051:93,4889,163
Germany1041:774,09157,434
Austria121:709,62061,025
Spain71:6,678,86292,666
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:2,391,366115,093

Mosberger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

From one of the various German places called Mosberg. In Upper German its meaning is either 'mold hill' or 'marsh hill'. In Lower German it means 'cabbage hill'.

- changyboy

Mosberger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Mosberger is found most in Switzerland. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Mosberger? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 536,164th most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 12,125,700 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 79 percent of Mosberger live; 59 percent live in Western Europe and 59 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The last name Mosberger is most frequently held in Switzerland, where it is held by 242 people, or 1 in 33,938. In Switzerland Mosberger is mostly concentrated in: Canton of St Gallen, where 33 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 28 percent are found and Canton of Thurgau, where 20 percent are found. Besides Switzerland this last name occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 19 percent are found and Hungary, where 17 percent are found.

Mosberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Mosberger has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 557 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Mosberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Mosberger surname are 4.95% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.72% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Mosberger earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 25.86% less than the national average, earning $31,990 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.75% less than the national average, earning $36,392 CAD per year.

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