Odberg Surname

937,786th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 280 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Odberg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Odberg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway1911:26,9233,673
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Ödberg (47) are calculated separately.

Odberg Last Name Facts

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

Odberg is carried by more people in Norway than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant: Ödberg. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Odberg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Odberg is the 937,786th most frequent family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 26,026,950 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 72 percent of Odberg are found; 70 percent are found in Northern Europe and 70 percent are found in Scandinavia.

The last name Odberg is most numerous in Norway, where it is held by 191 people, or 1 in 26,923. In Norway Odberg is mostly found in: Eastern Norway, where 92 percent reside, Western Norway, where 3 percent reside and Southern Norway, where 3 percent reside. Outside of Norway this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 24 percent reside and Canada, where 4 percent reside.

Odberg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Odberg has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Odberg last name expanded 6,700 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Odberg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Odberg surname are 11.48% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 64.71% registered with the political party.

The amount Odberg earn in different countries varies notably. In Norway they earn 5.83% more than the national average, earning 366,258 kr per year; in United States they earn 14.58% less than the national average, earning $36,860 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.22% more than the national average, earning $50,290 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ödberg9447/
Godberg9250/
Hodberg924/
Goudberg86212/
Goodberg8629/
Goidberg865/
Goydberg861/
Edberg833,619/
Udberg8349/
Odborg8318/
Adberg8312/
Goodbergh800/
Hedberg7711,612/
Hadberg77292/
Gudberg7749/
Uddberg7748/
Hudberg7727/
Eddberg772/
Edbergh771/
Edhberg771/
Audberg770/
Godburg770/
Haudberg7147/
Huddberg714/
Hedbergh714/
Hedåberg712/
Gaddberg711/
Heddberg711/
Hodbourg710/
Edborg67187/
Edburg6783/
Ödborg673/
Hedborg62312/
Hedburg6243/
Hadburg6215/
Udbjørg6211/
Edburgh623/
Gadburg621/
Audbourg5719/
Hudburgh571/
Hedburgh570/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Odberg
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