Norberg Surname

37,501st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Norberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) North mountain.

Norberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden8,9371:1,10282
United States3,9051:92,81910,420
Norway4701:10,9411,215
Canada3111:118,47512,504
Finland501:109,93410,946
Denmark481:117,59810,848
Estonia421:31,4725,782
Germany411:1,963,548108,338
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Ireland321:147,1546,785
England181:3,095,448105,421
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belgium161:718,54060,840
Switzerland161:513,30736,405
Thailand141:5,045,596363,835
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Australia121:2,249,64297,973
Iceland101:38,0092,599
France81:8,302,840321,660
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Guam11:160,1214,893
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Monaco11:37,0664,748
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1111:452,42132,615

Norberg (34) may also be a first name.

Norberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) North mountain.

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

Norberg Last Name Facts

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

Norberg (Russian: Норберг) is more frequently found in Sweden than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Norberg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Norberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 37,501st most commonly held family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 519,019 people. The surname Norberg is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Norberg live; 68 percent live in Northern Europe and 68 percent live in Scandinavia. It is also the 1,775,424th most commonly used first name worldwide, held by 34 people.

The surname Norberg is most frequently held in Sweden, where it is borne by 8,937 people, or 1 in 1,102. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 22 percent live, Västernorrland County, where 16 percent live and Västra Götaland County, where 9 percent live. Not including Sweden this last name exists in 44 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 28 percent live and Norway, where 3 percent live.

Norberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Norberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Norberg surname expanded 3,518 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 640 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in England it expanded 257 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Norberg Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Norberg last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Norberg surname are 2.08% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 51.15% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Norberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 6.98% more than the national average, earning 370,235 kr per year; in United States they earn 5.71% more than the national average, earning $45,611 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.76% less than the national average, earning $46,823 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Norðberg9359/
Norbergs9316/
Norrberg9315/
Noerberg931/
Nohrberg931/
Noorberg931/
Norborg86274/
Norburg86152/
Nerberg8660/
Narberg8617/
Nurberg8612/
Norbirg866/
Nürberg861/
Norbarg860/
Nohrborg8030/
Nurzberg803/
Norburgh800/
Norberque751/
Norbark711/
Nerburg711/
Nurburg710/
Narburgh67171/
Nurzburg672/
Neurburg671/
Nerborg5712/
Narburk571/

Norberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Norberg in the Russian language
Норбергnorberg-

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