Niederberger Surname

75,441st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,506 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Niederberger Surname User-submission:

Niederberger is a Swiss surname, denoting someone who came from Niederberg ('low lying mountain'), most likely referring to the one next to Engelberg in the Canton of Obwalden.

Niederberger Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland3,9701:2,069205
Germany1,4021:57,4227,428
United States4461:812,68862,481
Austria3161:26,9484,258
France2071:320,88348,728
Brazil271:7,928,679178,836
Argentina201:2,137,171104,027
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Netherlands181:938,17663,634
Australia111:2,454,155103,534
Paraguay111:657,8867,708
Thailand101:7,063,834426,148
South Africa91:6,019,745157,966
Panama61:652,04310,051
England51:11,143,612252,590
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
China31:455,773,85521,925
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Niederberger Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Niederberger is a Swiss surname, denoting someone who came from Niederberg ('low lying mountain'), most likely referring to the one next to Engelberg in the Canton of Obwalden.

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Niederberger Last Name Facts

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

The surname Niederberger is held by more people in Switzerland than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Niederberger? popularity and diffusion

The last name Niederberger is the 75,441st most prevalent surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,120,127 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 91 percent of Niederberger are found; 91 percent are found in Western Europe and 86 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The surname Niederberger is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is held by 3,970 people, or 1 in 2,069. In Switzerland Niederberger is most frequent in: Canton of Nidwalden, where 30 percent are found, Canton of Lucerne, where 21 percent are found and Canton of Zürich, where 9 percent are found. Beside Switzerland this surname exists in 32 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 22 percent are found and The United States, where 7 percent are found.

Niederberger Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Niederberger has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 4,055 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 500 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Niederberger Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Niederberger surname are 1.32% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.55% being registered with the political party.

The amount Niederberger earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 87.03% more than the national average, earning R 444,456 per year; in United States they earn 4.4% more than the national average, earning $45,048 USD per year and in Canada they earn 40.78% less than the national average, earning $29,420 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Niderberger9639/
Niederberguer961/
Neiderberger9239/
Niederberget921/
Niederburger920/
Niederbergerová891/
Nuterberger780/
Naterburger700/
Nuterbarger700/

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