Oberg Surname

51,182nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Cook Islands

Oberg Surname Definition:

(Swedish) Island, or brook, mountain.

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Oberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7,6771:47,2145,730
Canada5891:62,5567,315
Germany4141:194,45822,473
Australia3281:82,3049,537
Brazil1951:1,097,81738,391
Chile1561:112,9264,135
Sweden901:109,4087,883
England721:773,86242,299
Russia631:2,287,668136,333
France561:1,186,120124,657
Estonia541:24,4784,454
Poland411:927,04369,048
Denmark361:156,79813,614
Scotland271:198,29010,618
Thailand271:2,616,235275,741
Netherlands261:649,50753,972
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Israel181:475,42436,085
Mexico161:7,757,88835,569
South Africa151:3,611,847123,156
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
Norway131:395,56035,657
Guam81:20,0153,029
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Namibia31:803,13415,170
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Cook Islands11:18,1791,485
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England211:1,160,73243,748
Scotland91:415,91311,811
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4611:108,93410,878

The alternate forms: Öberg (8,790) & Ôberg (1) are calculated separately.

Oberg (20) may also be a first name.

Oberg Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Swedish) Island, or brook, mountain.

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

User-submitted Reference

This surname means 'of the hill' in German.

- eoberg

Oberg Last Name Facts

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

Oberg (Russian: Оберг) occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Öberg or Ôberg. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Oberg? popularity and diffusion

Oberg is the 51,182nd most prevalent last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 727,518 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 81 percent of Oberg reside; 77 percent reside in North America and 77 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Oberg is also the 2,446,817th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 20 people.

The last name Oberg is most numerous in The United States, where it is borne by 7,677 people, or 1 in 47,214. In The United States it is mostly found in: Minnesota, where 12 percent reside, California, where 11 percent reside and Washington, where 6 percent reside. Other than The United States Oberg occurs in 45 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 6 percent reside and Germany, where 4 percent reside.

Oberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Oberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Oberg last name increased 1,665 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 343 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Oberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Oberg surname are 6.32% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 53.09% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Oberg earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 25.35% less than the national average, earning R 177,408 per year; in United States they earn 11.24% more than the national average, earning $48,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $50,465 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Öberg938,790/
Ôberg931/
Hoberg913,560/
Osberg911,703/
Obergh91299/
O'Berg91121/
Goberg9181/
Ohberg9178/
Otberg9151/
Oeberg9120/
Ouberg911/
Obeerg911/
Ooberg911/
Ojberg911/
Obergt911/
Obearg910/
Hohberg83475/
Hoiberg83267/
Othberg83155/
Houberg8369/
Hojberg8368/
Goyberg8362/
Ohsberg8351/
Ochberg8333/
Hoeberg8329/
Gohberg8323/
Ottberg8320/
Hosberg8319/
Hoyberg8317/
Ossberg8311/
Oshberg833/
Goiberg833/
Oehberg831/
Gouberg831/
Hotberg830/
Aberg801,146/
Oberc80605/
Eberg80129/
Uberg8090/
Oburg8013/
Oborg8013/
Overg806/
Obarg802/
Oberk802/
Áberg801/
Ãberg801/
Äberg801/
Überg801/
Hochberg773,116/
Hooyberg7780/
Hoobergs7779/
Hoejberg7741/
Housberg7723/
Goijberg7711/
Goihberg775/
Hohbergs775/
Hossberg771/
Uooeberg771/
Hoshberg771/
Hoybergs771/
Ouchberg771/
Houbergh770/
Ottbergh770/
Aaberg731,595/
Osburg731,191/
Öhberg73414/
Utberg73326/
Auberg73262/
Hoburg73257/
Asberg73199/
Ouburg73117/
Ouborg73111/
Heberg7397/
Huberg7380/
Usberg7321/
Háberg7318/
Ubergs7313/
Guberg739/
Haberg738/
Oburgh735/
Hoborg735/
Öbergh735/
Ahberg735/
Abergg734/
O'Berc733/
Oeburg733/
Ehberg733/
O'Burg731/
Gaberg731/
Höberg731/
Obourg731/
Öbeerg731/
Euberg730/
Abergh730/
Overkg730/
Hooijberg71194/
Hooybergs7144/
Hochbergs716/
Hobergová711/
Hoichberg711/
Hooybergh711/
Hoottberg710/
Homburg673,486/
Hauberg67688/
Husberg67485/
Hasberg67462/
Aasberg67379/
Houborg67263/
Heuberg67109/
Haaberg6797/
Ashberg6748/
Uusberg6746/
Høeberg6743/
Uttberg6742/
Uthberg6725/
Gauberg6715/
Hooijbergh6715/
Ausberg6714/
Hosburg6713/
Asbergs6713/
Haßberg6711/
Ussberg6710/
Ottburg679/
Ajsberg678/
Oberrck671/
Hatberg671/
Houberk671/
Houverg671/
Haeberg671/
Huyberg671/
Huhberg671/
Hobourg671/
Ompergk671/
Ohsburg671/
Ahsberg671/
D'Aberg671/
Hoburgh670/
Ossburg670/
Asberrg670/
Hubeirg670/
Auyberg670/

Oberg Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Oberg in the Russian language
Обергoberg-

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