Nordberg Surname

72,941st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,756 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nordberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) North mountain.

Nordberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden2,8981:3,398323
United States1,7611:205,82620,190
Finland8861:6,204970
Norway6951:7,399763
Denmark1951:28,9473,000
Germany591:1,364,49985,126
New Zealand331:137,22216,302
Australia321:843,61652,533
England281:1,989,93178,001
Estonia271:48,9569,235
Austria231:370,23639,193
France211:3,162,987209,042
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Canada141:2,631,828153,264
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Switzerland91:912,54658,198
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Wales71:442,07621,198
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Faroe Islands41:12,250984
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Costa Rica21:2,390,03410,205
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:1,167,87666,381

Nordberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) North mountain.

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

Nordberg Last Name Facts

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

Nordberg (Russian: Нордберг) is found most frequently in Sweden. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Nordberg.

How Common Is The Last Name Nordberg? popularity and diffusion

Nordberg is the 72,941st most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 1,078,678 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 72 percent of Nordberg reside; 70 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in Scandinavia.

The last name is most frequently used in Sweden, where it is carried by 2,898 people, or 1 in 3,398. In Sweden it is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 24 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 20 percent reside and Skåne County, where 11 percent reside. Besides Sweden this last name occurs in 36 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent reside and Finland, where 13 percent reside.

Nordberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Nordberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nordberg surname expanded 4,095 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 700 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nordberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Nordberg last name are 0.089999999999996% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.14% being registered with the political party.

The amount Nordberg earn in different countries varies marginally. In Norway they earn 11.79% more than the national average, earning 386,876 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.08% more than the national average, earning $46,634 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.62% more than the national average, earning $54,957 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Nordberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Nordberg in the Russian language
Нордбергnordberg-

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