Nyberg Surname

22,476th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Nyberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) New mountain.

Nyberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden12,9021:76355
United States5,7111:63,4677,437
Finland2,9421:1,868283
Norway1,0871:4,731443
Canada3751:98,25510,681
Denmark3401:16,6021,636
Australia2351:114,87512,758
England1221:456,70530,074
New Zealand761:59,5839,301
Thailand651:1,086,744162,071
Estonia581:22,7904,104
France541:1,230,050127,496
Switzerland291:283,20422,806
Spain241:1,948,00252,403
Argentina211:2,035,401100,871
Poland141:2,714,911112,031
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Scotland131:411,83217,291
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Philippines81:12,654,778228,986
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belize11:355,4743,977
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Curaçao11:157,2471,313
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Guam11:160,1214,893
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Iceland11:380,09011,096
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malta11:430,2723,380
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1431:351,18026,857

Nyberg (18) may also be a first name.

Nyberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) New mountain.

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

Nyberg Last Name Facts

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

Nyberg is more commonly found in Sweden than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Nyberg? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 22,476th most widespread surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 301,525 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 73 percent of Nyberg are found; 72 percent are found in Northern Europe and 71 percent are found in Scandinavia. It is also the 2,608,198th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 18 people.

The surname Nyberg is most numerous in Sweden, where it is borne by 12,902 people, or 1 in 763. In Sweden Nyberg is most frequent in: Stockholm County, where 23 percent reside, Västra Götaland County, where 15 percent reside and Skåne County, where 8 percent reside. Without taking into account Sweden this last name occurs in 55 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Finland, where 12 percent reside.

Nyberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Nyberg has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Nyberg surname rose 3,994 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 12,200 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 433 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Nyberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Nyberg last name are 4.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.68% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Nyberg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 2.57% more than the national average, earning 354,991 kr per year; in United States they earn 8.77% more than the national average, earning $46,933 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.79% more than the national average, earning $51,567 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Nayberg92164/
Nybergh92121/
Neyberg9230/
Noyberg924/
Nyberhg921/
Neybergh8659/
Gnayberg864/
Nyburg83169/
Niberg8331/
Neberg831/
Nybergová804/
Neuberg771,271/
Nieberg77576/
Najberg77489/
Neiberg77293/
Näsberg77150/
Naiberg77124/
Nesberg7774/
Nisberg7736/
Nojberg7726/
Neyburg7722/
Nijberg776/
Nehberg774/
Nätberg774/
Nejberg773/
Nymburg772/
Neeberg771/
Neaberg770/
Neybergová751/
Neibergs7191/
Naisberg7118/
Nittberg7111/
Gnisberg715/
Nissberg713/
Nessberg712/
Nibergue711/
Neisberg711/
Neubergh711/
Niburg6738/
Neburg674/
Nybirk672/
Nebirg670/

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