Osborg Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Norway
Highest density in:
Norway

Osborg Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Osborg Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Norway751:68,5649,650
United States261:13,940,728505,428
Denmark241:235,19618,480
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
England11:55,718,059489,080
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Osborg Last Name Facts

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

Osborg has its highest incidence in Norway. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Osborg click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Osborg? popularity and diffusion

The last name Osborg is the 1,504,764th most numerous family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 52,428,388 people. Osborg occurs mostly in Europe, where 78 percent of Osborg live; 72 percent live in Northern Europe and 71 percent live in Scandinavia.

The surname Osborg is most frequently held in Norway, where it is carried by 75 people, or 1 in 68,564. In Norway Osborg is most numerous in: Western Norway, where 60 percent reside, Eastern Norway, where 37 percent reside and Central Norway, where 1 percent reside. Beside Norway it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 19 percent reside and Denmark, where 17 percent reside.

Osborg Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Osborg has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Osborg Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Osborg last name are 10.37% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.14% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Osborg earn in different countries varies somewhat. In Norway they earn 16.47% more than the national average, earning 403,065 kr per year and in United States they earn 26.19% more than the national average, earning $54,450 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Oborg9113/
Osberg831,703/
Osburg831,191/
Ouborg83111/
Esborg8370/
Goborg838/
Hoborg835/
Oxborg834/
Obourg831/
Houborg77263/
Gobourg77153/
Ohsberg7751/
Aasborg7735/
Hosberg7719/
Hosburg7713/
Oesberg7712/
Hasborg7712/
Ossberg7711/
Essborg778/
Oshberg773/
Ohsburg771/
Hobourg771/
Ausborg770/
Ossburg770/
Aborg7336/
Obarg732/
Hosburgh7176/
Housberg7123/
Hassborg715/
Hausborg711/
Hoshberg711/
Hessborg711/
Hossberg711/
Hotsburg710/
Housburg710/
Esberg67514/
Asberg67199/
Heusbourg6799/
Auborg679/
Aaborg679/
Asburg676/
Oubork671/
Esbarg671/
Haborg671/
Esburg671/
Asbarg671/
Aborzg671/
Oxburg671/
Osbark670/

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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 Osborg
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