Nesbjørg Surname

3,100,440th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 40 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Faroe Islands

Nesbjørg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Nesbjørg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway391:131,85317,004
Faroe Islands11:48,9982,049

Nesbjørg Last Name Facts

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

The surname Nesbjørg is found in Norway more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nesbjørg? popularity and diffusion

The surname Nesbjørg is the 3,100,440th most widely held surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. This last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Nesbjørg reside; 100 percent reside in Northern Europe and 100 percent reside in Scandinavia.

It is most commonly occurring in Norway, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 131,853. In Norway it is primarily found in: Western Norway, where 85 percent are found, Eastern Norway, where 13 percent are found and Central Norway, where 3 percent are found. Outside of Norway this last name is found in one country. It is also found in The Faroe Islands, where 3 percent are found.

Nesbjørg Last Name Statistics demography

Nesbjørg earn somewhat more than the average income. In Norway they earn 13.3% more than the national average, earning 392,113 kr per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nesburg80120/
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Nedsberg756/
Nessberg752/
Naesberg751/
Netsberg751/
Neisberg751/
Nesburgh750/
Neidsberg711/
Näsberg67150/
Nasberg6772/
Nisberg6736/
Nasburg6727/
Nieschburg6717/
Nexberg672/
Nosberg671/
Nassberg6353/
Nitsberg6319/
Naisberg6318/
Gnisberg635/
Nissberg633/
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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Nesbjørg
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